A lot of the recently-released BALCA decisions have involved cases where DOL Certifying Officers read too much into experience requirements from employers listed on the PERM form. An example may be a software engineer who needs 24 months of experience AND must have a variety of skills and/or certifications. These requirements are independent of one another. Put differently, an employee must have 24 months of experience doing the job, but need not have exactly 24 months of history practicing every skill listed as being necessary to do the job. You can find these here and here, among others.

Another case that came out recently shows the exacting nature of the PERM process. Linked here, the certification was denied because the employer (or lawyer) accidentally submitted an advance copy (earlier draft) of a Notice of Filing. The one actually posted was correct as to the offered wage. That case was denied and remained so, even though everything was done properly - just the wrong evidence was submitted. At my office, best practice is to separate “draft” and “recruitment” documents into different folders to avoid this type of problem.