Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/20/656.12
Timestamp: 2019-07-24 06:38:18
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20 CFR § 656.12 - Improper commerce and payment. | CFR | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Section 656.12. Improper commerce and payment.
20 CFR § 656.12 - Improper commerce and payment.
§ 656.12 Improper commerce and payment.
(a)Applications for permanent labor certification and approved labor certifications are not articles of commerce. They shall not be offered for sale, barter or purchase by individuals or entities. Any evidence that an application for permanent labor certification or an approved labor certification has been sold, bartered, or purchased shall be grounds for investigation under this part and may be grounds for denial under § 656.24, revocation under § 656.32, debarment under § 656.31(f), or any combination thereof.
(c) Evidence that an employer has sought or received payment from any source in connection with an application for permanent labor certification or an approved labor certification, except for a third party to whose benefit work to be performed in connection with the job opportunity would accrue, based on that person's or entity's established business relationship with the employer, shall be grounds for investigation under this part or any appropriate Government agency's procedures, and may be grounds for denial under § 656.32, revocation under § 656.32, debarment under § 656.31(f), or any combination thereof.