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1 articleDOL announcements, SWA platform migrations, prevailing wage rule changes, and other regulatory developments that move the PERM timeline.
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First issue forthcomingA monthly roundup of PERM industry news, compliance shifts, and content ideas — drafted by our internal AI workflow and reviewed by editors.
BrowsePERM & PWD Processing Tracker
Updated monthly · live dataLive snapshot of OFLC processing — which priority dates are currently being worked on in PERM analyst review, audit, reconsideration, and Prevailing Wage Determinations. Auto-ingested from flag.dol.gov monthly.
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PERM SWA Job Orders in 2026: New Employer Portals for Kentucky, Minnesota, and New Jersey
Three states have announced specific dates for retiring their legacy employer job-order systems in 2026 and routing employer postings through National Labor Exchange-powered portals. Each transition has its own cut-over date and its own new URL — here is what PERM filers need to verify in each state, with citations to each state's official announcement.
The Future of PERM Recruitment Technology: What Changes in the Next 24 Months
Predictions, in three buckets — AI in the workflow, state SWA platform fragmentation, and the migration of recruitment proof from PDFs to APIs.
Understanding Prevailing Wage Determinations and the PERM Filing Window
How the PWD is set, how long it stays valid, and exactly how its expiry interacts with the 180-day recruitment deadline to define your safe filing window.
Building a Digital PERM Audit Trail That Actually Holds Up
What a defensible PERM audit trail looks like in 2026 — and the three categories of evidence the DOL increasingly expects to be timestamped, immutable, and self-verifying.
PERM Audit File Checklist: What the DOL Actually Asks For
The exact documentation the Department of Labor requests during a PERM audit, broken down by recruitment step, plus the formatting and retention rules that catch most filers off guard.
The Complete PERM Recruitment Timeline (2026 Edition)
Step-by-step timeline of every PERM recruitment ad, from SWA job order through the quiet period, including 180-day window math and audit-ready proof requirements.