JustWatching said:
Agreed.
Again, you are assuming Dallas has processed 10X than Philadelphia. Nothing wrong with going in with a hypothesis to try to prove it or disprove it.
Here is the issue with the "how many cases have you processed?" question:
1 - Do they have the same number of staff? Did they start with the same number of staff? Is the attrition rate different? How about certifying officers? Same number? Different?
2 - Has Philadelphia sent more 45-day letters than Dallas? So at the end they will end in the same place?
3 - What is the mix of cases? RIR vs. non-RIR? What if Philly has more non-RIR cases than Dallas? Who has older cases? Does this validate the different processing strategies of each BPC?
4 - Were state procedures for states being handled in Philly more complex than those being processed by Dallas?
5 - The OIG has in multiple occassions criticized the Labor Certification process for its lack of consistency and significant fraud and stating in multiple occassions that it is more important for DOL to process right than to process fast.
For the record, I am not endorsing the effectiveness of the DOL. I work in an industry that handles more paper than the entire BPC backlog in just weeks (As in less than month). I therefore would like to believe that I understand what the pitfalls may be. I also would like to believe that I know there is a better way. Another thing I can say is - it is harder to fix it than to do it right from the beginning. Clearly we have missed out on that. I also know that implementing changes take time.
C’mon! You know well that I meant 10x as a mere example. While I have strong belief (spending tremendous hours on this forum and throwing my life down the drain in this BEC mess) that the difference between cases processed by DBEC and PBEC is huge. How huge? Like I said it should not be easy to find out. But for now lets assume that the difference is z (where I believe z > 2)
They conducted a survey back on 2002 that lead to this miracle that we know as BEC
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/detail.10002380.2005.html
I would be very surprised if both BEC didn’t have same number and type of staff. You think DBEC has z times more staff then PBEC?
PBEC has sent more 45-day letters than DBEC. How much effort (time hours) do they need to send 45-day letter? And how much percent of total effort is it?
While I think that the case entry might be a bigger task, I don’t think generating 45-day letter and mailing it out would need much resources or time.
PBEC has more non-RIR cased than DBEC that should not slow them down to *start* processing cases.
PBEC has more complex cases? LCA application would have standard forms across all states, plus evidence and documents provided by lawyers and/or employers.
I think both BEC has common guidelines that they are asked to follow, guess which one is not efficient?
Its not like PBEC is on the dark side of moon. There is no excuse to prove they process z times less cases.
Although we all know that PBEC had some software glitches to begin their operations, which has caused this huge delay.
Have you ever been in a bullock cart or a mule/horse driven cart?
Most times when they start off, they are not at their top speed, they’ll start with a casual stroll, what do we do to get them going?
You guessed it. *whip* them, once in fast pace they tend to stay that way.
