Understand the system in which you are working and potential opportunities for your company.
Immigration law has been likened by federal courts to King Minos’s labyrinth in ancient Crete. The law is multifaceted, ever evolving, and can be intimidating for those not familiar with the system. Between the alphabet soup of potential visa categories, dealing with backlogs in the immigration system, and adhering to strict compliance requirements, the immigration system may seem daunting to say the least. This presentation will help the participants understand the system in which they are working and potential opportunities for their company. The presentation will discuss common immigrant and nonimmigrant working statuses, explain the process for sponsoring an employee for a temporary work status or for permanent residency, and offer guidance on employer compliance, including in the I-9 context, in order to minimize liability for companies large and small.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to describe the difference between nonimmigrant and immigrant visa categories and the most common application types.
- You will be able to identify whether permanent residency applications are viable for your company’s needs.
- You will be able to recognize common errors made in employer compliance and how to best avoid them.
- You will be able to review your internal systems to prevent common, and costly, mistakes.
Agenda
Initial Considerations When Hiring a Foreign National
- Is There a Category That Fits Your Position?
- Know Which Government Agencies You Will Be Dealing With
- Brief History on U.S. Immigration Laws
Common Immigration Categories
- Immigration Alphabet Soup: A Background
- Typical Nonimmigrant VISA Types
- Typical Immigrant VISA Types
What About Green Cards?
- PERM Process
- VISA Bulletin and Potential Backlogs
- Pros and Cons
- Alternatives to PERM
Compliance Requirements
- I-9s: Why Are They Important?
- Specific Immigration Categories: Most Common Issues
Enforcement (and Prevention)
- I-9 Enforcement and Penalties
- IER Enforcement and Penalties
- Other Enforcement Actions
- Prevention: Recordkeeping and Internal Audits
Speakers
Zachary New,
Joseph & Hall P.C.- Partner, Immigration Attorney at Joseph & Hall, P.C.
- Immigration attorney focusing on employment-based immigration
- Manages various practices, including work visa and permanent residency applications, start-up and investor immigration, and global mobility
- Practice also covers employer compliance and litigation immigration issues against government agencies, often representing employers in I-9 audits
- Regularly brings large scale litigation against the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State through a collaboration of lawyers and law firms known as Immigration IMMPact Litigation.
- Earned the Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for Excellence in Litigation by the American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Writes academically on changes in immigration law, and his works have been published in such law journals as the University of Southern California (USC) Gould School of law’s Interdisciplinary Law Journal and the Yale Law Journal Forum
- Current member of the Executive Committee of the Colorado Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, as well as a board member and current president of the Colorado Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- Graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for human resource managers, benefits professionals, attorneys, presidents, vice presidents, business owners and managers, controllers, accountants, and CFOs.
