Immigration Strategies for Companies: Leading Lawyers on Hiring International Workers, Complying with Regulations, and Understanding Recent Trends and Developments (Inside the Minds) »

Immigration Strategies for Companies is an authoritative, insider's perspective on key strategies for advising companies in hiring foreign workers and complying with immigration regulations. Featuring partners and chairs from law firms around the nation, these experts guide the reader through some of the intricacies of immigration regulations and discuss the key issues related to immigration that both large and small companies should be aware of in the current economic and regulatory environment. These top lawyers reveal their advice to companies on how to maximize their potential for success in hiring a foreign worker, including considering available visa options, gathering key information, and understanding the timelines related to employment-based immigration. From managing documentation and basic information for human resources departments to responding to potential enforcement actions, these authors offer compliance best practices to mitigate risk and avoid immigration violations. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating an increasingly-enforced and rapidly-changing area of law.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the mostimportant issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Louis R. Moffa Jr., Partner, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads LLP—"Immigration Enforcement May be Coming to a State Law Near You: Beware the Ice-Man'"
2. Seth R. Leech, Partner, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna—"Navigating the Challenges of Professional Immigration: Understanding Employment-Based Visas and Creating a Successful Company Immigration Policy"
3. Lawrence Mark Lebowitz, Director, Cohen & Grigsby PC—"Key Issues for Companies in Hiring Foreign Nationals"
4. Donald Jay Wolfson, Partner, Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP—"Immigration Law and Reform"
5. Leslie S. Johnson, Partner, Hahn Loeser + Parks LLP—"Responding to the Globalization of the Skilled Workforce: Strategies for Companies to Keep Up with the Changing Economy"
6. Jennifer Godfrieda Parser, Counsel, Ward and Smith PA—"Current U.S. Immigration Law Affecting the Hiring of Foreign Talent"
7. Daniel Maranci, Of Counsel, Verrill Dana LLP—"Enforcement Activity, Shifting Standards in Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Petition Adjudication, and the Changing Field of Employment-Based Immigration"
8. Penni P. Bradshaw, Partner, Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP—"Challenges Facing Employers when Hiring Foreign Workers"
9. Ramon E. Rivera, Partner, Mackenzie Hughes LLP—"What Your Company Needs to Know About Immigration in Today's Economic and Regulatory Environment"
10. Angel X. Viera-Vargas, Partner, Labor and Employment Law Department, Goldman Antonetti & Córdova PSC—"Closing Borders: Immigration Strategiesand the International Company"

Appendices Include:

Appendix A: List of Acceptable Documents for Completion of Form I-9
Appendix B: Checklist to Ensure I-9 Compliance
Appendix C: Documents Required for Labor Certification (Department of Labor)
Appendix D: U.S. Department of State: List of Treaty Countries
Appendix E: DHS Insert: Safe Harbor Procedures for Employers
Appendix F: Guide to Most Common Nonimmigrant Statuses
Appendix G: Types of Nonimmigrant Visas
Appendix H: New Employer Sanctions for Violations of Immigration & Nationality Act
Appendix I: New Social Security No-Match Safe Harbor Procedures
Appendix J: Checklist of Documents Needed for Processing L-1 Visas for Intercompany Transferees