"D.L. LEE & SONS INC."

75 Green card sponsorships · 0 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2018–FY2019
Filing volume Top 3% 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
260 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2019
28.8% Green-card sponsorship rate 75 green-card filings / 260 employees · FY2018–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount
0.0% Work-visa filing rate 0 work-visa filings / 260 employees · FY2018–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount
28.8% Visa filings vs workforce 75 filings / 260 employees · FY2018–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 260 U.S. employees
  • 47% Green-card filings certified 35 of 75 green-card filings · last filed Jul 2018 · FY2018–FY2019
    5 Green-card filings denied of 75 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2019 filings
    3 Green-card filings withdrawn of 75 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2019 filings
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings 75 filings · last Jul 2018 · Top 4% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2019
    29% Visa filings vs workforce 75 filings / 260 employees · FY2018–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 self-reported headcount
    -89% Trend vs last year FY2019 5 vs FY2018 46
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 75 filings · Top 4% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2018–FY2019
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 75 filings · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2019
    75 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2019
    Top 12% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 75 filings / 260 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 12% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2019
    Top 21% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 75 filings / 260 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 21% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2018–FY2019
    Top 28% Green-card filings per employee, all US 75 filings / 260 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 28% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2019
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, 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.
Elevated denial rate

14.3% PERM denial rate vs 1.9% industry median (5 denied of 35 decided)

This employer
14.3%
Industry median
1.9%
Industry p90
11.4%
Immigration How this is calculated →
Wage level concentration

100% of PERM filings at Level I (entry) prevailing wage vs 12% industry median

Level I
100% (35)
Level II
0% (0)
Level III
0% (0)
Level IV
0% (0)

Industry median Level I share: 11.6% · 90th percentile: 100.0%

Immigration How this is calculated →

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

35

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

32

47.8% rate

Denied

5

6.7% rate

Withdrawn

3

4.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications "D.L. LEE & SONS INC." has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2017 Q2: 5 filingsFY2017 Q3: 16 filingsFY2017 Q4: 3 filingsFY2018 Q1: 7 filingsFY2018 Q2: 23 filingsFY2018 Q3: 15 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 5 filings01123FY2017FY2018FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

"D.L. LEE & SONS INC." applied to sponsor 75 workers for green cards between 2018 and 2019. 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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