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Question:

I have a question regarding a labor certification substitution. Our client acquired company B, and company B has an "unused" certified ETA 750 for a software engineer. The position remains open at the acquiring company (same MSA). We can readily make the successorship arguments for I-140 purposes. Our question relates to the wage. The application was filed (via traditional processing) in 1997 and certified in 1998. In the 6.5 years since filing, the wage has gone up substantially. It has nearly, but not quite, doubled. How much is too much? (The I-140 will be filed at Vermont). Based on experience, do you think a metric of 10% increase would withstand scrutiny, provided that the acquiring company provides information related to its wage structure? Any other evidence you would recommend?

Answer by Ester Greenfield: