( March 31, 2026, 3:12 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments from the public on a proposed rule that would amend the methodology used to set prevailing wage levels for H-1B and Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) visa program workers and allow for pay increases in an effort to stop employers from hiring “alien workers at wage levels below those that similarly employed U.S. workers were paid,” which the DOL says has led to “adverse effects to the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers.”...