Brightmine Webinars
HR Strategies for Immigration Enforcement: What to Do Now
Wednesday, October 22 at 2pm EST
Speaker: Sachiyo Peterson
Immigration and employment laws have been top-of-mind for HR professionals since the start of the second Trump administration, and for good reason. Increased visa vetting, audits of Forms I-9 and worksite enforcement raids, such as one that resulted in the arrest and detention of over 475 individuals at a Georgia Hyundai plant, show the critical importance of compliance and preparation by employers of foreign workers.
This 60-minute webinar, presented by attorney Sachiyo Peterson, a partner with Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, will provide an overview of current immigration enforcement trends and provide tips on how employers can be prepared for a visit from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Whether ICE is raiding your facility, looking for a specific employee or auditing your I-9 forms, this webinar will provide you with protocols and tips on how you can be prepared.
Attendees will learn:
- How current immigration enforcement trends impact HR practices and policies
- Tips on how to be prepared for an ICE visit
- Changes implemented by the administration to employment authorization validity
- Strategies for conducting internal I-9 form audits to identify and correct potential compliance issues
- And more
Sachiyo is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office. She has been recognized by Chambers and Partners as a band 1 immigration attorney, Best Lawyers in America, and Columbus CEO Best Lawyers. She counsels and assists clients in the highly complex area of immigration, nationality and employer sanctions (I-9) law. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visas and counsels clients on all major employment-based visa categories. She understands the importance of a client’s ability to maintain seamless business processes, including the attraction and the retention of international talent in an efficient and practical manner. She advises clients on important immigration-related employment issues, such as employment eligibility, verification and recordkeeping requirements. She also regularly presents seminars and training regarding employment-based immigration and I-9 matters. Her practice spans various industries, including manufacturing, retail, universities, health care and other corporations.