BALCA found that the U.S. worker's lack of special skills was a lawful, job-related reason for rejection, and that the employer's failure to identify the requirements for the U.S. worker's previous position did not warrant denial. (Matter of Cisco Systems, 4/26/13) [Courtesy - AILA] Read the BALCA case.
BALCA found that where an employer attestation in the recruitment report is submitted as evidence of recruitment on the employer's website in lieu of dated screenshots, the attestation must be in affidavit form. (Matter of DGN Technologies, 4/29/13) [Courtesy - AILA] Read the BALCA case.
I read with sadness the passing of Shakuntala Devi (November 4, 1929 – April 21, 2013); India’s ‘human computer’ was accorded Permanent Resident status by US Immigration in 1996, but not without a tough Request for Evidence (RFE) and a bit of dallying. I met Devi on a summer afternoon when she dropped by to [...]
Noting that the job description was written in plural terms, BALCA found that the ads clearly included multiple positions, were not misleading, and did not cause confusion that would prevent potential U.S. applicants from applying. (Matter of Microsoft Corp., 4/12/13). [Courtesy-AILA] Read the BALCA decision.