For decades, the H-1B visa has been the workhorse of employment-based visas, providing highly skilled professionals to the U.S. workforce. The President’s Executive Orders on immigration have brought changes to how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudicates H-1B visa petitions. In this webinar, Husch Blackwell attorneys will discuss what’s fact and fiction about how these Executive Orders on immigration have impacted the H-1B visa program for employers, and what employers who employ or want to employ H-1B workers can expect in the future.
Topics
- Changes in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' adjudication of H-1B visa petitions.
- Types of H-1B jobs affected by changes.
- What employers should expect this H-1B filing season and in the future.
- Recruitment processes for positions that may be filled by H-1B workers.
- Planning tips for employers.
Presenters
Toni H. Blackwood, Attorney
Kelli J. Stout, Attorney
Date and Time
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Noon - 1:00 p.m. CST
Who Should Attend
Business owners, human resources professionals, compliance personnel, in-house counsel and others responsible for the immigration sponsorship process.
Continuing Education Credit
This program is pending approval for Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin continuing legal education credit and HR Certification Institute and Society for Human Resource Management recertification credit.
Questions?
Contact Emily Kenyon at 816.983.8776.