Mr. Brian Pasternak
administrator
Foreign Worker Certification Bureau
Employment and training management
Ministry of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, N–5311
Washington DC 20210
Dear Mr. Pasternak:
Response to Business Roundtable “Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States” Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Non-STEM “Modernizing Schedule A to Include Consideration of Additional Occupations in Occupations” Department of Labor Docket No. ETA-2023-0006
I. Introduction
Business Roundtable provides information titled “Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers” published by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the U.S. Department of Labor (Department or DOL) on December 21, 2023. I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to the request for information (RFI). In the United States; modernizing Schedule A to include additional consideration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and non-STEM occupations; ”
The Business Roundtable is a group of more than 200 chief executive officers (CEOs) from major U.S. companies representing all sectors of the U.S. economy. The CEO of the Business Roundtable is one in every four employed in the United States and heads a US-based company that supports nearly a quarter of US GDP. The organization's mission is to help the U.S. economy prosper and ensure that all Americans are supported, including through continued efforts to strengthen the pipeline of U.S. workers and by empowering lawmakers to enact sound immigration policies that support the economy. It is about promoting opportunity expansion. Business Roundtable has conducted extensive research and published multiple detailed reports on a variety of immigration policy issues.
The Business Roundtable welcomes this opportunity to provide input on the Schedule A revisions. Modernizing Schedule A will help advance national priorities, address workforce challenges, and reduce burdens on the Department and the private sector. We encourage the Department to establish a data-driven process for regular updates, including public input, to ensure that Schedule A achieves its purpose of meeting labor market demands.
