Avoiding Compliance Pitfalls in Securing
Permanent Foreign Labor Certification
CD of Teleconference with Q&A
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Conducted on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Now available on CD
Sponsored by the Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications
Employment Law Teleconference Advisory Board
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has increased its scrutiny of law firms and corporations involved in the sponsoring of foreign workers for permanent residence in recent months, resulting in the unprecedented audit of a firm’s labor certification applications and a software company’s debarment.
The heightened DOL scrutiny is likely to cause companies to back away from their efforts to recruit foreign workers. The DOL is expected to continue to pursue enforcement actions.
Listen as our panel of immigration law attorneys offers perspectives on the current enforcement environment, provides practical guidance for complying with current laws in order to protect businesses from penalties and offers best practices for responding to a DOL audit.
The panel included:
Denyse Sabagh, Partner, Duane Morris, Washington, D.C. She heads the firm's Immigration Practice, helping corporate clients manage inbound and outbound employment immigration. She is a recognized leader in developing strategic immigration programs.
William A. Stock, Partner, Klasko Rulon Stock & Seltzer, Philadelphia. He has practiced immigration law exclusively since 1993, representing multinational corporations and their employees. He chairs the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Robert H. Cohen, Porter Wright, Columbus, Ohio. He has extensive experience in all aspects of business immigration procedures. He is former chair of the Ohio Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
The panel reviewed these and other key questions:
- What current enforcement efforts are underway to ensure that U.S. workers are given priority over foreign workers when companies recruit for positions?
- What are some best practices to ensure effective compliance with federal and state immigration laws when sponsoring foreign workers?
- How should companies targeted for audit respond to the Department of Labor?
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