Proposed prevailing-wage level reform for H-1B and PERM

DOL issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on prevailing-wage levels for H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, and PERM labour certifications in mid-2025. The proposal would raise Level 1 prevailing wages to approximately the 35th percentile of OES data, Level 2 to the 53rd, Level 3 to the 72nd, and Level 4 to the 90th. The rule is in comment and review; implementation deferred.