DOL is drafting 'Modernizing the Labor Market Test and Improving Protections for U.S. Workers in the PERM Immigrant Visa Program' (RIN 1205-AC29). Per the regulatory agenda it revisits recruitment standards (online job boards vs. newspaper ads), protections for laid-off U.S. workers, nondiscriminatory hiring, and employer record retention. Sent to OIRA Sep 14, 2026. No proposed text is public; nothing changes until a rule is published and finalized.
中文DOL 正在起草「Modernizing the Labor Market Test and Improving Protections for U.S. Workers in the PERM Immigrant Visa Program」（RIN 1205-AC29），据监管议程将重审招聘标准（网络招聘 vs 报纸广告）、对被裁美国员工的保护、非歧视招聘以及雇主记录保存要求。2026 年 9 月 14 日送 OIRA 审查，提案文本尚未公开，规则公布并最终生效前一切照旧。
A Department of Labor rule overhauling the PERM labor certification process for employment-based green cards has cleared White House (OIRA) review, Bloomberg reports, a procedural step that clears the way for the proposed rule to be published.
Cloudera settled a lawsuit with the Trump administration, agreeing to pay $2 million and accept a two-year ban on filing PERM labor certifications for green card sponsorship, American Bazaar reports.
Bloomberg reports the U.S. Department of Labor barred Cloudera from filing PERM green card applications for two years, affecting employees relying on the company's employment-based green card sponsorship.
Vice President Vance said the U.S. will suspend green-card sponsorship for Microsoft's H-1B visa workers, Forbes reports.
The Trump administration blocked major tech companies, including Microsoft, from using the H-1B PERM green-card sponsorship program, Newsweek reports.