This workshop allows participants to gain a better understanding on how to ensure that their workforce is legal. The discussion will cover issues on how to manage the I-9 process at the time of employee hiring; how to maintain I-9 files; and how to handle Social Security mismatch letters.  It will also cover options for sponsoring foreign national employees for temporary work visas and green cards.A special emphasis will be placed on current enforcement trends, recent regulatory changes and proposed laws that will add burdens to employers (and employees) with respect to ensuring that their workforce is legal, and potentially allow for sponsorship under a proposed "guest worker" program.

Upon completion of this workshop attendees will receive 2.5 HRCI credits.

Faculty

John F. Quill is an Associate in the Business Imigration group in the Boston Office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Mr. Quill handles all aspects of immigration and nationality law, including non-immigrant and immigrant via petitions, permanet residence applications, naturalization, I-9 audits and compliance, and social security mismatch issues. John is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is the volunteer attorney for the Irish Immigration Center. He also serves as a frequent panelist at immigration seminars, and has authored numerous articles on business immigration topics.