Immigration

To order CDs and tapes of conferences (where available), please call BNA Plus at 800-372-1033 and refer to conference title and which date.

June 7, 2005

Strategies for Filing for H-1B Visas

Agenda Summary: This HR audioconference covered such key points as: the significance of provisions of the H-1B Visa Reform Act, the "master's quota" for H-1B workers with a master's or higher-level degree from a U.S. institution, new filing procedures for fiscal year 2005 and future fiscal years, how to "upgrade" an already filed FY 2006 petition to seek an available FY 2005 H-1B number, the new fraud prevention and detection fee, handling of H-1B visa holders with pending "green card" petitions, and practical strategies for getting foreign workers. The featured speakers were attorneys Tim Payne, partner, and Marketa Lindt, associate, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, Chicago.

CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).

March 10, 2005

The New PERM Rules: DOL's Latest Answer to Labor Certification Reform

Agenda Summary: This HR audioconference covered such key points as: how employers should conduct each step in the recruitment process that must precede application filings, what is required to obtain prevailing wage determinations, how to comply with PERM's worksite posting requirement; how to file electronic labor certification applications, how to use new form ETA-9089, how to respond to DOL requests for documentation employers must maintain, and how to prepare for a DOL audit of pending labor condition applications. The featured speakers were: Greg Siskind, founding partner, Siskind Susser, Memphis, Tenn., and Arda Beskardes, associate, Siskind Susser, Memphis.

CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).

February 26, 2004

Crossing Borders: What HR Should Know About Employment Visas and What the Bush Immigration Proposal Might Mean for You

Agenda Summary: Learn what you need to know to legally employ foreign-born talent; navigate the maze of federal immigration laws and regulations, especially in the face of continuing reforms to our nation's immigration policies; discover the possible effects on your benefits costs of the Bush Administration's latest proposal to allow illegal immigrations to gain legal employment status. The featured speakers were Greg Siskind and M. Arda Beskardes, both with Siskind Susser, Memphis, Tenn., and Julie Pearl, Esq. and CEO, Pearl Law Group, San Francisco, Calif.

(CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).