Prevailing Wage Determinations to Be Processed in D.C.

The U.S. Department of Labor has provided notice that beginning January 1, 2010, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center in Washington, D.C. will receive and process prevailing wage determination requests for use in H-1B, H-1B1, H-1C, H-2B, E-3 and permanent labor certification programs. In the same notice, the DOL provides guidance about prevailing wage determinations for applications in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which have been accepted at the center since November 28, 2009.