Originally posted by alvin
Got this from my lawyer:
> Recently, Stephen Stefanko and Ralph Pearson from the Region II Dept.
> of Labor contacted us. They indicated that DOL was having serious
> problems with certain employers filing in the wrong states for faster
> processing time.
>
> Specifically the DOL noted that there are multiple companies that have
> filed in Delaware at 42 Reeds Way and 901 Market St. They were
> concerned that these companies are clearly not legitimate since they
> are not transacting business in those locations.
>
> Mr. Stefanko indicated that DOL is aware of forum shopping--not only
> in this Region but in others, such as Boston-- and are going to try to
> do everything that they can to stop it. He indicated that he believes
> employers keep filing labor certification in the "wrong jurisdictions"
> and that this is actually resulting in increased delays.
>
> Mr. Stefanko explained that he was in Delaware several weeks ago and
> went to visit the address noted on the ETA 750 A forms as the
> company's DE "office." He noted that the office was in a shockingly
> sloppy and questionable neighborhood. He went into a small vestibule
> that appeared to have been ransacked and saw no one around. He called
> the employer at a
> NJ telephone number and was told that it would take 2 hours to have
> someone down to that site. He also said that other people have sent
> photographs of desks and chairs with no computer, pens, pictures,
> telephone etc. and that these types of cases would be questioned.
>
> For those lawyers who had informed their clients that it may be
> possible to have branch offices in other locations where the RIR or
> regular LC cases are being processed faster, it is wise to advise
> clients of DOL's position on this issue. With the advent of PERM
> hopefully over the next few months, hopefully delays in the Labor
> Certification process will be a thing of the past.
