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PERM labor certification

The US Department of Labor process in which an employer certifies that no qualified, willing and available US worker exists for a job. Most employment-based green-card petitions require it first.

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Washington freezes green-card sponsorship at Microsoft, Adobe and six IT outsourcers

JD Vance and the Labor Department suspended Microsoft, Adobe and six IT outsourcers from PERM, the labor certification most employer green cards require. Employees already in those queues pay first, and the officials' fraud charges put past filings under legal scrutiny.

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IT-services firms account for a third of the 8.1% fall in H-1B labor filings

Twenty IT-services firms filed 31.9% fewer H-1B labor applications so far in FY2026, a third of an 8.1% drop, a dev.to analysis of federal data found. Because the forms also record each employer's offered wage by title, teams that sponsor engineers can price roles against named rivals.

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Labor Department's PERM freeze at eight firms puts H-1B staff near the six-year cap at risk

Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the government will stop taking or processing PERM filings for Microsoft, Adobe and six outsourcing firms. Attorneys told Business Insider the exposure sits with H-1B staff near the six-year cap.

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Labor Department's PERM freeze leaves H-1B staff near the six-year limit most exposed

Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling's department will neither accept nor process PERM green-card filings for eight firms, Microsoft among them. Immigration lawyers say H-1B holders near the six-year visa limit, who need green-card progress to stay, are most exposed.

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