James Hardie Building Products
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- We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
- Manufacturing · est. 2,725 U.S. employees
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3% Green-card filings denied 1 of 35 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings60% Green-card filings certified 21 of 35 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY2025Jun 2026 Last filing7% Visa filings vs workforce 201 filings / 2,725 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcountTop 3% Green-card + work-visa filings 201 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 3% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 201 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY202535 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025166 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025Top 61% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 84 filings / 2,725 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 61% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025Top 62% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 119 filings / 2,725 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 62% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2025Top 71% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 35 filings / 2,725 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 71% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
- Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.6% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
- We look at green-card filings denied, left unused, and certified.
- Manufacturing · est. 2,725 U.S. employees
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3% Green-card filings denied 1 of 35 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings29% Green-card filings left unused 10 of 35 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings60% Green-card filings certified 21 of 35 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY20259% Green-card filings withdrawn 3 of 35 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filingsTop 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 201 filings · Top 3% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2009–FY2025Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 201 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025Jun 2026 Last filing$64,043 Median wage, Materials Engineers FY2009–FY202535 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025166 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025
- History, not a hiring promise.
- We look at work-visa filings denied, certified, and USCIS H-1B petitions approved.
- Manufacturing · est. 2,725 U.S. employees
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2 Work-visa filings denied of 166 work-visa filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings87% Work-visa filings certified 145 of 166 work-visa filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings100% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 80 of 80 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2009–FY20235 Work-visa filings withdrawn of 166 work-visa filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings14 Work-visa filings certified-withdrawn of 166 work-visa filings · FY2009–FY2025 filingsTop 4% Work-visa filing volume · Manufacturing top 3% of 231,601 US employers · FY2009–FY2025 filingsTop 3% Green-card filing volume · Manufacturing top 3% of 210,333 US employers · FY2009–FY2025 filings4.7:1 Temp-to-perm 166 work visas / 35 green cards · FY2009–FY2025100% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 140 of 140 filings that state it · 26 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2009–FY2025 filingsTop 61% Work-visa filings per employee 84 filings / 2,725 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 61% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025Jun 2026 Last filing166 Work visas Green cards: 35 · FY2009–FY2025
- History, not a hiring promise.
- We look at green-card filings denied, work-visa filings certified, and green-card filings withdrawn.
- Manufacturing · est. 2,725 U.S. employees
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3% Green-card filings denied 1 of 35 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings87% Work-visa filings certified 145 of 166 work-visa filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings9% Green-card filings withdrawn 3 of 35 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings4.7:1 Temp-to-perm 166 work visas / 35 green cards · FY2009–FY2025$64,043 Median wage, Materials Engineers FY2009–FY2025Jun 2026 Last filingTop 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 201 filings · Top 3% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2009–FY2025Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 201 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY202535 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025166 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025Top 61% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 84 filings / 2,725 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 61% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025Top 62% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 119 filings / 2,725 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 62% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2025
- Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.6% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
- We look at green-card filings denied, left unused, and withdrawn.
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3% Green-card filings denied 1 of 35 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings29% Green-card filings left unused 10 of 35 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings9% Green-card filings withdrawn 3 of 35 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filingsTop 2% Filing volume rank Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · Top 3% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2009–FY2025Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 201 filings · Top 3% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2009–FY202535 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025166 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025Top 61% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 84 filings / 2,725 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 61% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025Top 62% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 119 filings / 2,725 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 62% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2025Top 71% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 35 filings / 2,725 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 71% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
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- History, not a hiring promise.
Public record data. PERM 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 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 →
Filings over time
How many green card applications James Hardie Building Products has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.
What this means
James Hardie Building Products applied to sponsor 35 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.
Recent layoff notices
James Hardie Building Products has filed 1 WARN WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.
USCIS visa petition outcomes
Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B 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 ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.
LCA 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 ↗ realization rate
Only 17.7% of this employer's 147 certified LCA 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 ↗ applications resulted in USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B 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 ↗ petition decisions.
| FY | New visa approvals | New visa rejections | Renewal approvals | Renewal rejections | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
13 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B 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 ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B 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 ↗ Employer Data Hub.
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