10/21/2026
Can you count experience gained with your current employer toward PERM requirements? It depends on how similar your previous role was to the job being offered.
DOL generally restricts employers from counting experience gained in a substantially comparable position—but an important exception may apply when the employee’s prior duties were meaningfully different.
Tag along with Jessica Palarca and see how the 50% job-duty rule works, what employers should document, and how to avoid common PERM pitfalls.
Read More: https://www.rnlawgroup.com/understanding-perm-when-can-experience-gained-with-the-sponsoring-employer-be-used/