On that date, federal contractors will be required to start using E-Verify, an Internet-based system that electronically verifies an employee's eligibility to work in the United States. Even if you’re not a federal contractor, the government is recommending that all employers use E-Verify, and many states already have their own laws requiring employers to use it.

Many employers, however, feel that E-Verify is flawed and supplies incorrect data too often. (One big company says it found mistakes a full 13 percent of the time.) There are also complaints that it’s prone to fraud; there is no check on illegal immigrants who are using stolen Social Security numbers.

To make matters even worse, Homeland Security has started turbo-charging its audits of employers’ records, and federal immigration agents have new guidelines for pursuing employers - not illegal workers - in their investigations.

Prepare for this brave new world of enforcement by ordering this in-depth 90-minute audio conference recording led by two of America’s most experienced immigration attorneys.

You and your colleagues will learn:

• What the latest changes to the E-Verify and “no match” rules mean, in plain English
• Why you should review your compliance with the new rules, even if you’re not currently a federal contractor
• How the E-Verify system works - and the legal obligations you assume once you start using it
• The specific guidelines you must follow if you are a federal contractor or subcontractor to avoid losing business
• The first steps to follow if you’ve never used E-Verify before
• Best practices for day-to-day E-Verify use, from storing records to relying on photos for ID
• What you should do if you notice discrepancies in your E-Verify results
• Why your adoption of E-Verify could lead to possible discrimination claims by your employees – and how to avoid this
• Whether E-Verify may soon become mandatory for all U.S. employers
  
  This audio conference was recorded on Thursday, August 27, 2009
  
  About Your Speakers:

  James D. Alexander, Esq., is a comanaging shareholder at Maggio & Kattar, PC, the largest boutique immigration law firm in Washington, D.C. He has assisted individual and institutional clients on a wide range of immigration matters. His practice focuses on employment-based visas for employees of new enterprises to Fortune 500 corporations. Also, he advises the firm’s corporate clients on employment-based temporary and permanent visa solutions for foreign national employees, I-9 and public access file compliance, and on outbound (non-U.S.) visa needs.

  Alexander is a nationally recognized expert on the complex problems that gay immigrants face, and he has represented numerous HIV-positive individuals to obtain waivers of inadmissibility. He also handles visas for professionals and other highly skilled individuals, as well as asylum, family, and naturalization applicants. Alexander is a co-author of the book Employing International Workers, and he has been quoted in many leading HR and legal publications. He earned his law degree at The American University’s Washington College of Law.

  John Nahajzer, Esq., is a comanaging shareholder at Maggio & Kattar, PC. He focuses his practice on corporate business immigration issues, representing clients from Fortune 500 corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises in various industries from high tech and engineering to health care and manufacturing. He has expertise in all facets of the employment-based arena, including I-9 procedures, corporate best practices in immigration matters, and the immigration implications of mergers and acquisitions. Nahajzer served formerly as assistant general counsel for a major technology company, managing its worldwide immigration and employment law issues. He earned his law degree at The American University’s Washington College of Law.

  Approved for Recertification Credit

  This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
  
  
  
  

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