Sunpower Corporation

93 Green card sponsorships · 395 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2025
Filing volume Top 1% 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
459 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
20.3% Green-card sponsorship rate 93 green-card filings / 459 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
86.1% Work-visa filing rate 395 work-visa filings / 459 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
106.3% Visa filings vs workforce 488 filings / 459 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 459 U.S. employees
  • 44% Green-card filings certified 41 of 93 green-card filings · last filed May 2025 · FY2008–FY2025
    2 Green-card filings denied of 93 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    2 Green-card filings withdrawn of 93 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 488 filings · last May 2025 · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    106% Visa filings vs workforce 488 filings / 459 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -83% Trend vs last year FY2025 1 vs FY2024 6
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 488 filings · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 488 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    93 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    395 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 13% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 163 filings / 459 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 13% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 256 filings / 459 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 11% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
  • 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.
Workplace safety record with high visa-dependent workforce

15 OSHA ITA Form 300A filings, 96 reportable cases, 1 severe-injury reports, 1 amputations alongside 163 H-1B LCA filings

OSHA 300A — OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Employer's annual injury/illness summary submitted to OSHARecordable ≠ fault or violation; reported per ESTABLISHMENT (site), not per company — see §4 join ruleOfficial source ↗ reported safety record
1 severe-injury reports
96 total reportable cases
1 amputations
15 ITA Form 300A filings
Visa-dependent workforce
163 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 ↗ 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
65 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 ↗ applications
Safety 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

41

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

48

53.9% rate

Denied

2

2.2% rate

Withdrawn

2

2.2% rate

Filings over time

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

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2009 Q1: 4 filingsFY2010 Q1: 7 filingsFY2011 Q1: 7 filingsFY2012 Q1: 5 filingsFY2013 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q1: 3 filingsFY2015 Q2: 2 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 2 filingsFY2016 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 2 filingsFY2016 Q3: 7 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2017 Q2: 2 filingsFY2017 Q3: 2 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 2 filingsFY2019 Q1: 14 filingsFY2020 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 2 filingsFY2021 Q2: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 2 filingsFY2021 Q4: 3 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2022 Q2: 3 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 2 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 5 filingsFY2025 Q3: 1 filings0714FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2022
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Sunpower Corporation applied to sponsor 93 workers for green cards between 2008 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

Sunpower Corporation has filed 3 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.

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