H1B petition submission delay due to Prevailing Wage Determination

[Shan_07]

Hi,

I was recently offered a cap-exempt H1B position at a university after my previous job was terminated on July 5th 2020. To submit a new H1B petition in premium processing, the university asked me to get a prevailing wage determination (ETA-9041) from my previous employer, so that they can process my H1B petition quickly. My previous employer informed me that they don't use ETA-9041 to obtain prevailing wage determination, instead they obtain prevailing wage independently from the Occupational Employment Statistics (EOS) program. The new employer don't want to use that program, instead they use a safe harbor channel to obtain PWD directly from the Department of Labor.

The problem with the safe harbor channel is that its processing time is 2-3 months and that means my H1B petition will be delayed by this much time. Do you know of any work around with this situation, which can help my employer obtain PWD in a shorter period of time?

I highly appreciate your time!

Thanks,