
The US Department of Labor proposed to significantly increase the prevailing wage levels for the H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 and Perm programs. The notice titled “Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States” will be published tomorrow and will be open to the public for comments for 60 days. This is not a final rule and will not be effective immediately. DOL will go through the comments and will issue a final rule reviewing all the comments.