PLANTRONICS

60 Green card sponsorships · 228 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2023
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
6,584 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2023
0.91% Green-card sponsorship rate 60 green-card filings / 6,584 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
3.5% Work-visa filing rate 228 work-visa filings / 6,584 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
4.4% Visa filings vs workforce 288 filings / 6,584 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Manufacturing · est. 6,584 U.S. employees
  • 2% Green-card filings denied 1 of 60 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2023 filings
    52% Green-card filings certified 31 of 60 green-card filings · last filed Aug 2023 · FY2008–FY2023
    Aug 2023 Last filing
    4% Visa filings vs workforce 288 filings / 6,584 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 self-reported headcount
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 288 filings · last Aug 2023 · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 288 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2023
    60 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2023
    228 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2023
    Top 68% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 143 filings / 6,584 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 68% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 69% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 203 filings / 6,584 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 69% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 76% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 60 filings / 6,584 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 76% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2023
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.6% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
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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.
Concurrent layoffs and visa filings

TAA: DOL certified job shift to MEXICO | PERM: 4 filings from MEXICO

Work location vs filing location wage differential

61% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (28 of 46 filings)

Worksite differs
61% (28)
Same state
39% (18)

Employer primary state: CALIFORNIA · Most common remote worksite: TEXAS

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 →

31 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2023
28 Expired 47.5% rate · FY2008–FY2023
1 Denied 1.7% rate · FY2008–FY2023
0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2008–FY2023

Filings over time

How many green card applications PLANTRONICS has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2009 Q1: 3 filingsFY2010 Q1: 3 filingsFY2011 Q1: 1 filingsFY2012 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 3 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1 filingsFY2017 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 2 filingsFY2018 Q4: 2 filingsFY2019 Q1: 15 filingsFY2020 Q1: 3 filingsFY2020 Q2: 2 filingsFY2020 Q3: 4 filingsFY2020 Q4: 2 filingsFY2021 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q2: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 3 filings0715FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

PLANTRONICS applied to sponsor 60 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2023. 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.

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