Many law firms representing physicians in the immigration process have begun noticing a disturbing new trend in the treatment of I-140 employer petitions filed in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category on behalf of international medical graduates (IMGs). While it long has been a given...
The Administrative Review Board (ARB) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has ruled in a case, entitled Matter of U.S. DOL v. Dallas VA Medical Center, that the Dallas Veteran's Administration Medical Center (DVMC) is not a government research organization. Thus, the DVMC is...
The PERM regulation, which regular MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers are aware goes into effect on March 28, 2005, retains many of the concepts and provisions from the prior labor certification regulations. Included in this carry-over from current provisions are Schedule A occupations, including Physical Therapists...
