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Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

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Title 20  

Employees' Benefits

 

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Chapter V  

Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

 

 

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Part 656  

Labor Certification Process for Permanent Employment of Aliens In the United States

 

 

 

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Subpart D   

Determination of Prevailing Wage

20 CFR 656.41 - Certifying Officer review of prevailing wage determinations.

  • Section Number: 656.41
  • Section Name: Certifying Officer review of prevailing wage determinations. 
    (a) Review of SWA prevailing wage determinations. Any employer 
desiring review of a SWA PWD must make a request for such review within 
30 days of the date from when the PWD was issued by the SWA. The request 
for review must be sent to the SWA that issued the PWD within 30 days of 
the date of the PWD; clearly identify the PWD from which review is 
sought; set forth the particular grounds for the request; and include 
all the materials pertaining to the PWD submitted to the SWA up to the 
date of the PWD received from the SWA.
    (b) Transmission of request to processing center. (1) Upon the 
receipt of a request for review, the SWA must review the employer's 
request and accompanying documentation, and add any material that may 
have been omitted by the employer, including any material sent to the 
employer by the SWA up to the date of the PWD.
    (2) The SWA must send a copy of the employer's appeal, including any 
material added under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, to the 
appropriate ETA application processing center.
    (3) The SWA must send a copy of any material added by the SWA under 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section to the employer.
    (c) Designations. The director(s) of the ETA application processing 
center(s) will determine which CO will review the employer's appeal.
    (d) Review on the record. The CO reviews the SWA PWD solely on the 
basis upon which the PWD was made and, upon the request for review, may:
    (1) Affirm the prevailing wage determination issued by the SWA;
    (2) Modify the prevailing wage determination; or
    (3) Remand the matter to the SWA for further action.
    (e) Request for review by BALCA. Any employer desiring review of a 
CO prevailing wage determination must make a request for review of the 
determination by the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals within 
30 days of the date of the decision of the CO.
    (1) The request for review, statements, briefs, and other 
submissions of the parties and amicus curiae must contain only legal 
arguments and only such evidence that was within the record upon which 
the affirmation of the PWD by the SWA was based.
    (2) The request for review must be in writing and addressed to the 
CO who made the determination. Upon receipt of a request for a review, 
the CO must immediately assemble an indexed appeal file in reverse 
chronological order, with the index on top followed by the most recent 
document.
    (3) The CO must send the Appeal File to the Office of Administrative 
Law Judges, Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals, 800 K Street, 
Suite 400-N, Washington, DC 20001-8002.
    (4) The BALCA handles the appeals in accordance with Sec. 656.26 
and Sec. 656.27 of this part.

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 PART 657_PROVISIONS GOVERNING GRANTS TO STATE AGENCIES FOR EMPLOYMENT 
                     SERVICES ACTIVITIES [RESERVED]

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