20 CFR 655.161
§ 655.161 Criteria for certification.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 655.161, § 655.161 Criteria for certification, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/80912
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(a) The criteria for certification include whether the employer has complied with the applicable requirements of parts 653 and 654 of this chapter, and all requirements of this subpart, which are necessary to grant the labor certification.
(b) In making a determination as to whether there are insufficient U.S. workers to fill the employer's job opportunity, the CO will count as available any U.S. worker referred by the SWA or any U.S. worker who applied (or on whose behalf an application is made) directly to the employer, whom the employer has not rejected for a lawful, job-related reason.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.