Hiring Legal Foreign Workers: What You Need to Know
When employers cannot fill staff positions with employees who are citizens of the
There are agents and attorneys available to assist an employer with getting an employment candidate certified, ensuring certain conditions be met and steps be followed. The following is a contact list of individuals ready to walk an employer through the process of having employees certified under a work visa:
Agents
Anderson & Associates - Joe or Hardy Anderson
Aurora, Colorado
Phone: (303) 690-6680
Fax: (303) 690-6684
DLD - David or Lori Guffey
Paris, Tennessee
Phone: (731) 642-1717
Fax: (731) 642-1773
Global Resources - Michaelene Rowe
Heyburn, Idaho
Phone: (208) 436-1644
Fax: (208) 436-0573
Email: mrowe@pmt.org
Immigration Services of America - Rod Williams
Phone: (360) 928-0157
Fax: (360) 928-9599
Attorneys
Acala Law Firm - James Acala
Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: (801) 886-1111
Fax: (801) 886-2007
John Huss
Casper, Wyoming
Phone: (307) 265-3363
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The Allen Labor Certification program allows employers to hire foreign immigrant workers on a permanent basis or non-immigrants on a temporary basis. This certification program is generally designed to ensure that the admission of foreign workers to work in the United States will not adversely affect the job opportunities, wages, or working conditions of American workers. To inquire further about ceritifcation requirements, contact the Allen Labor Certification Units (ALCU) with the State of Wyoming Department of Workforce Services:
Non-Agricultural Employment
Melanie Plummer - Jackson Employment Center
155 W. Gill St.
P.O. Box 1003
Jackson, WY 83001-1003
Phone: (307) 733-4091
Fax: (307) 739-8570
Agricultural Employment
Margaret Blodgett
1703 Edingburgh
P.O. Box 70
Rawlins, WY 82301-0070
Phone: (307) 324-3485
Certifications are granted or denied at the federal level. To get more information from the U.S. Department of Labor, contact:
Employment and Training Administration
Emily Stover DeRocco
U.S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20210
Phone: (877) US-2JOBS