The Stepping Stones Group LLC

57 Green card sponsorships · 419 Temporary work filings · Healthcare · FY2021–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
6,996 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
0.81% Green-card sponsorship rate 57 green-card filings / 6,996 employees · FY2021–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
6.0% Work-visa filing rate 419 work-visa filings / 6,996 employees · FY2021–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
6.8% Visa filings vs workforce 476 filings / 6,996 employees · FY2021–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Healthcare · est. 6,996 U.S. employees
  • 21% Green-card filings certified 12 of 57 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2021–FY2025
    22 Green-card filings denied of 57 green-card filings · FY2021–FY2025 filings
    2 Green-card filings withdrawn of 57 green-card filings · FY2021–FY2025 filings
    #51 Green-card + work-visa filings 476 filings · last Jun 2026 · #51 of 17,793 in Healthcare · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2021–FY2025
    7% Visa filings vs workforce 476 filings / 6,996 employees · FY2021–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -42% Trend vs last year FY2025 14 vs FY2024 24
    #51 Green-card + work-visa filings, Healthcare 476 filings · #51 of 17,793 in Healthcare · FY2021–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 476 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2021–FY2025
    57 Green-card filings FY2021–FY2025
    419 Work-visa filings FY2021–FY2025
    Top 49% Work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 383 filings / 6,996 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 49% of 4,055 in Healthcare with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2021–FY2025
    Top 61% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 440 filings / 6,996 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 61% of 9,076 in Healthcare reporting headcount · FY2021–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.
Elevated denial rate

40.0% PERM denial rate vs 2.4% industry median (22 denied of 55 decided)

This employer
40.0%
Industry median
2.4%
Industry p90
19.9%
Immigration How this is calculated →
Filing name variation with performance delta

Filed under 2 legal-name variations with denial rates from 3.2% to 87.5% (delta 84.3 pp)

THE STEPPING STONES GROUP LLC
3.2% (33)
The Stepping Stones Group LLC
87.5% (24)

Spread: 3.2% to 87.5% (84.3 pp delta)

Structural How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

42% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (24 of 57 filings)

Worksite differs
42% (24)
Same state
58% (33)

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

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

12

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

21

63.6% rate

Denied

22

38.6% rate

Withdrawn

2

3.5% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications The Stepping Stones Group LLC has filed each quarter, from FY2021 to today.

FY2024 Q1: 2 filingsFY2024 Q2: 5 filingsFY2024 Q3: 17 filingsFY2025 Q2: 4 filingsFY2025 Q4: 10 filingsFY2026 Q1: 19 filings0919FY2024FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

The Stepping Stones Group LLC applied to sponsor 57 workers for green cards between 2021 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.

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