Update on PERM Issues (Technical Problems)
Posted by Jeff Xie on July 02, 2005 at 13:48:09
Fixing the Decision Logic AILA members have been reporting that some of their cases that had been showing on the status screens as “denied” have now switched to “review pending,” “audit” or some other status reflecting that the case is no longer denied. On the other hand, some members who previously saw “review” or “audit” statuses are now reporting screens that indicate “denied”. Still others report that previous “denied” screens have not changed. In response to inquiries about this, DOL indicates: “Unfortunately, we have not had all issues fixed on the technology side, but we are in the process of doing so now. We will notify you when the changes are implemented. Please advise your members to be patient and not re-submit their applications. “ Counting Regulatory Time Periods AILA’s DOL liaison sought clarification of comments from the Department of Labor during the AILA Annual Conference regarding how the PERM system counts regulatory time periods. Following is an excerpt from a DOL email on the counting of the required periods: “…[T]here are two types of calculations performed by the Perm system: Time Period Calculations and Time Line Calculations. Time Period Calculations are those verifying the number of days an activity took place (an example would be verifying that a job order ran for 30 days). When calculating Time Periods, the day the event occurred is counted as day one and the last day of the event is included in the count. Time Line Calculations are those verifying the number of days prior to or after an event (an example of this is verifying the advertisements did not run less than 30 days or more than 180 days from the date of filing). When calculating Time Lines, the day the event occurred is not counted. The next date is counted as day one and the last day of the event is included in the count.”
Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 05070141 (posted Jul. 1, 2005)"
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