Today’s deep-dive zeroes in on a single piece of great news for employers: the Department of Labor has fully restored access to the Foreign Labor Application Gateway. After a shutdown pause, the system came back online on October 31, allowing new Labor Condition Applications to be filed and decisions to resume across H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, prevailing wage, and PERM workflows.

We unpack why this restart matters, what changed operationally, and how businesses should move now. You’ll learn the key dates, the immediate employer action items, how backlogs may affect timing, and what to prioritize to keep hiring plans on track. We translate the policy mechanics into practical steps you can put into motion today.

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