HNI Corporation

58 Green card sponsorships · 274 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2009–FY2025
Filing volume Top 2% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
3,042 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
1.9% Green-card sponsorship rate 58 green-card filings / 3,042 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
9.0% Work-visa filing rate 274 work-visa filings / 3,042 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
10.9% Visa filings vs workforce 332 filings / 3,042 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 3,042 U.S. employees
  • 48% Green-card filings certified 28 of 58 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY2025
    0 Green-card filings denied of 58 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    2 Green-card filings withdrawn of 58 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 332 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    11% Visa filings vs workforce 332 filings / 3,042 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 332 filings · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 332 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    58 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025
    274 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025
    Top 54% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 128 filings / 3,042 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 54% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 55% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 186 filings / 3,042 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 55% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 64% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 58 filings / 3,042 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 64% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
Continued filing after wage enforcement action

DOL WHD found $2,025 in H-1B wage underpayment; employer subsequently received 128 approved LCA filings

DOL Back wages — Wage & Hour Division FLSA findings Money owed to workers after a DOL wage-and-hour investigation or settlementCivil, not criminal; includes settlements + PAID self-reports; back wages ≠ fines. Use this label rather than the colloquial criminal-sounding one (§3)Official source ↗ findings
$2,025 H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ back wages
1 workers affected
1 case (latest 2014-05-24)
DOL OFLC — Office of Foreign Labor Certification / FLAG filing portal The DOL office + website handling these certificationsDOL, not DHS; FLAG handles labor certs, not visasOfficial source ↗ certifications after
128 approved LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings
Recruitment geography concentration

76% of 33 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 5,849)

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

28

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ approvals

Expired

28

50.0% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

2

3.4% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications HNI Corporation has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2010 Q1: 5 filingsFY2011 Q1: 3 filingsFY2012 Q1: 2 filingsFY2013 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q3: 2 filingsFY2015 Q4: 3 filingsFY2016 Q3: 3 filingsFY2016 Q4: 1 filingsFY2017 Q1: 7 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q4: 2 filingsFY2019 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q1: 3 filingsFY2020 Q2: 2 filingsFY2020 Q4: 2 filingsFY2021 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 5 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q2: 3 filingsFY2026 Q3: 2 filings037FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

HNI Corporation applied to sponsor 58 workers for green cards between 2009 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

Subsidiaries 1

Combined: 36 PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + 133 LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings

Subsidiary vs All vs Industry Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
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