US businesses face potentially devastating effects from delays securing US Labor Department approval for work visas, Senate lawmakers told Labor Secretary Marty Walsh in a letter released Tuesday.
Employers are required to get a determination from DOL that hiring a foreign worker won’t depress wages of US workers in similar positions before they can petition US Citizenship and Immigration Services for immigrant and non-immigrant work visas.
But companies have seen recent wait times for Department of Labor review exceed six months, Sen.
“These delays make ...