ETA 9089 를 검토하다가 회사 정보에서 종업원 수를 기입하는 란이 있는데, 변호사가 종업원 수가 3 이라고 작업을 해놓았더군요. 제가 혼자서 운영하는 회사이고 한명을 처음으로 채용하기 위해서 진행하는 것인데, 이럴 경우 나중에 종업원 3명에 관한 임금 지불증명 같은 것을 해야 하는 건 아닌지? 그리고 채용하려는 분의 lc 진행 이후에 문제가 될 소지가 있는 것은 없는지 궁금합니다. 보통 ETA 9089 파일링에서 종업원 수를 부풀려서 적는 경우가 있나요?

If the number of employees is small then the company may be required to submit copies
of the articles of organization, list of shareholders, their relationship to the foreign
national (if any) and their investment amounts in the event of an audit by DOL. The
burden will be on the employer to prove that the job is truly open and available to all U.S.
workers. The number is not specified, but the rule does state that if the employer has
fewer than 11 employees, and an audit requests documentation of lack of alien influence
and control over the job opportunity, then the employer must document any family
relationship between the alien and employees.
• This question is a possible trigger point for an audit, but to date practitioners have not
noticed any pattern of audits focused on smaller firms.
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• Where the number of employees is below 11, and there are part-time employees, one
should count part-time employees and not just report full-time equivalents. Although the
PERM regulatory definitions provide that only full-time employment qualifies one for a
labor certification, no such requirement is delineated in the instructions to item C#5.
Note that the draft form in the Federal Register asks for the “number of employees in the
area,” but the actual form asks for the number of employees without requiring the
employer to count only employees in the local area.
• On the other hand, if the number of employees is above 10, then it may be advisable not
to count part-time employees or to only count full-time equivalents so that the payroll
cost listed on tax returns does not seem to be low for the stated number of employees.
The USCIS may review this information when the I-140 is filed.
• The question does not ask for current number of employees, but the instructions and
online help do specify the current number.