The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance to clarify some questions that have arisen due to the new centralized prevailing wage system for labor certification, which took effect as of January 1, 2010.? Perhaps the most concerning news in this update is related to the anticipated processing time.? The DOL indicated that processing times for the issuance of a prevailing wage determination could be lengthy, and recommended that they be done at least 60 days in advance of initial recruitment efforts.? The protracted processing time for prevailing wage determinations will further lengthen an already extensive recruitment period.
