While businesses typically take extensive steps to avoid layoffs, they’re unfortunately part of the business life cycle. As the United States has had a recent uptick in layoffs across various industries, employers should be aware of the potential impact to their permanent residence (green card) immigration programs.
The PERM (or labor certification) application is one of the most common types of employment-based permanent residence applications. To file a PERM application, employers must conduct a labor market test and be able to confirm there wasn’t a layoff of a minimally qualified U.S. worker within the area of intended employment. Below are points to keep in mind when analyzing the potential green card impact of a layoff.
