SYSTEM NAME:

Foreign Labor Certification System and Employer Application Case Files.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Foreign Labor Certifications, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210; National Processing Centers in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and, National Prevailing Wage Center in Washington, D.C., and contractor offices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Employers who file labor certification applications, or labor condition applications for permanent or temporary employment of foreign workers; employers who file requests for prevailing wage determinations that may support an application for temporary and permanent labor certification; agents and foreign labor recruiters whom employers may engage in the recruitment of prospective H-2B workers with regard to labor certification applications filed in the H-2B temporary employment program and all persons or entities hired by or working for such recruiters or agents and any agents or employees of those persons or entities. The foreign worker is identified on Applications for Permanent Employment Certification, they are not identified nor listed on Applications for Temporary Employment Certification, Prevailing Wage Determination, nor Labor Condition Applications.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Employers' names, addresses, type and size of businesses to include annual gross revenue and proof of insurance coverage, production data, number of workers needed in certain cases, offer of employment terms to known or unknown aliens, and background and qualifications of certain aliens, along with resumes and applications of U.S. workers, employer provided source wage documents and surveys, names of agents and recruiters whom employers may engage in the recruitment of prospective H-2B workers, as well as the identity and location of all persons or entities hired by or working for such recruiters or agents, and any of the agents or employees of those persons and entities, engaged in recruitment of prospective workers for the H-2B job opportunities offered by the employer.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i), and (ii), 1184(c), 1182(m) and (n), 1182(a)(5)(a), 1188, and 1288. Section 122 of Pub. L. 101 - 649. 8 CFR 214.2(h). 20 CFR 655 Subpart A. 20 CFR 655.9.

PURPOSE(S):

To maintain a record of applicants and actions taken by ETA on requests to employ foreign workers and requests for prevailing wage determinations.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

 

1. Case files developed in processing labor certification applications, labor condition applications, and prevailing wage determination, are released to the employers which filed such applications and their representatives; to review ETA actions in connection with appeals of denials or other wage-related final determinations before the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) or Federal Courts; to participating agencies such as the DOL Office of Inspector General, DOL Wage and Hour Division, Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Department of State in connection with administering and enforcing related immigration laws and regulations. Records may also be released to named alien beneficiaries or their representatives, and third party requests under the under the Freedom of Information Act.

2. The Department will maintain a publicly available list of agents and recruiters whom employers have reported to the Department that they engage or plan to engage in the recruitment of prospective H-2B workers, as well as the identity and location of all persons or entities hired by or working for such recruiters or agents, and any of the agents or employees of those persons and entities, including the locations in which these entities operate as they engage in recruitment of prospective workers for H-2B job opportunities offered by the employer. This list will be maintained online, and will be used for the same purposes as stated in #1 above and may also be used by the public, including current or prospective H-2B workers or their representatives, to assist in the effective use of the H-2B temporary labor certification program.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:

None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Files are stored electronically and/or on paper.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Files are retrieved by case number and employer name and in limited instances by the named beneficiary. In the case of labor certification applications in the H-2B program, files may be retrieved by name, including the name of the employer, agent, recruiter, or other entity involved in the recruitment of prospective H-2B workers as provided to the Department by the employer; and by country where recruitment activity may occur.

SAFEGUARDS:

Access by authorized personnel. Computer security safeguards are used for electronically stored data and scanned images; and paper files are maintained in secured locations.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

FLC Case Files are retained for a period of 5 years after close in accordance with Records Schedule Number DAA-0369-2013-0002. Paper files are retained on-site at national processing centers for six months from the date of final determination. OFLC will continuously scan or convert paper records into OFLC Archive and Scan database(s). Paper copies of employer applications that are scanned will be destroyed once converted to an electronic medium and verified, or when no longer needed for legal or audit purposes in accordance with the records schedule. Paper copies of case files that are not scanned are retained on-site for six months after close, then transferred to Federal Records Center for duration of 5 year retention period.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certifications, ETA, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room C-4312, Washington, D.C. 20210.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Inquiries should be mailed to the System Manager.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

A request for access should be mailed to the System Manager.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

A petition for amendment should be mailed to the System Manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information contained in this system is obtained from labor certification applications, labor condition applications, and prevailing wage determination requests completed by employers. Certain information is furnished by named alien beneficiaries of permanent labor certification applications, State Workforce Agencies, and the resumes and applications of U.S. workers. Additional information is obtained from employer provided surveys.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.