Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements
OFLC Implements Technical Fixes and Enhancements to the FLAG System
1/22/20
AILA Doc. No. 20012333.
Business Immigration, E Treaty Categories, H-1B & H-1B1 Specialty Occupation, H-2A Agricultural Worker, H-2B Temporary Worker, Labor Certification (Permanent)
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) today implemented technical fixes and new enhancements to the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System related to the submission of applications. These enhancements are intended to improve customer service and increase the quality of applications submitted for processing, and includes, but is not limited to, the following:
H-2B Program
- Users preparing Form ETA-9142B will see improvements to the display of responses entered in field F.b.11 on both the "Review" page and read-only view of the application in Adobe PDF. This is a resolution to the technical FAQ published on 12/20/2019.
- Users preparing Form ETA-9142B will see improvements to saving initiated applications that have data entered into Appendix C, Foreign Labor Recruiter Information. This is a resolution to the technical FAQ published on 12/20/2019.
- Users linking Form ETA-9141 to Form ETA-9142B will see improvements to searching for available Prevailing Wage applications within an account/network.
- Users will begin receiving courtesy email notifications after the submission of responses to a Notice of Deficiency, uploading a Recruitment Report, and uploading any ad hoc documentation supporting the application.
H-2A Program
- Users preparing a Form ETA-790/790A will receive a warning message if more than one signature file is uploaded.
- Users preparing a Form ETA-790/790A for a job opportunity covering the herding or production of livestock on the range will receive a warning message when the monthly wage entered is less than the current monthly Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
- Users will begin receiving courtesy email notifications after the submission of responses to a Notice of Deficiency or Notice of Required Modification, uploading a Recruitment Report, and uploading any ad hoc documentation supporting the application.
LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)
- Users preparing Form ETA-9035 with the H-1B visa classification will be able to review the Additional Employer Labor Condition Statements from the Section H and on the "Review & Submit" page.
- Users preparing Form ETA-9035 will see additional ACWIA SOC codes available for selection in Section B.
Prevailing Wage Program
- Users preparing Form ETA-9141 will see improvements to saving and editing the Additional Worksites section of the application. This is a resolution to the technical FAQ published on 12/20/2019.
- Users preparing Form ETA-9141 will see improvements to their Initiated Cases queue that displays the Job Title entered on the application.