Electronic LCAs and Public Access Files - What's Possible and How to Get Started

2020 Global Mobility and Immigration Symposium
You'll learn about the current state of electronic LCAs and PAFs, where the law may be heading and how you can automate your company's LCA process.

Do you manage labor condition application (LCAs) postings and public access files (PAFs) for your H-1B cases? Do you find this process inefficient, frustrating and hard to track? Are you still posting hard copy LCAs and creating and storing hard copy PAFs?  In 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) gave the green light to electronic PAFs, and two years later, in 2019, to online and electronic LCA postings. Yet overwhelmingly, employers and immigration law firms are still stuck in the pre-computer era when it comes to this process. This presentation aims to demystify electronic LCAs and PAFs. You will hear about the current state of electronic LCA and PAF regulations and enforcement, where these regulations may be heading, and most importantly, how you can start automating and digitizing your LCA and PAF process to save time, minimize human error and promote compliance. 

 

Learning Objectives:  

  • Review of the current regulatory landscape and statistics around LCAs and PAFs. 

  • Assess regulatory amendment proposals specifically related to LCA and PAF compliance and create awareness for the future and understanding of government decision-making.   

  • How to leverage technology to successfully digitize and automate the LCA and PAF process.  

  • Examine several examples of other organizations and provide specific products and other digital solutions organizations can use to get started. 

Date(s) & Time(s): 
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 11:00am to 11:55am
Presenter: 

Roman Zelichenko

Roman
Zelichenko

I’m the Founder and CEO of LaborLess, an immigration tech startup that automates LCA compliance for H-1B employers and the law firms that support them. Here’s the story: after graduating from Brooklyn Law School where I founded and the Brooklyn Law Immigration Society, I landed a job practicing US immigration law at a firm in the Washington, DC area. I quickly realized, however, that I was doing more administrative paperwork than interesting and challenging legal analysis, particularly around LCA compliance. That's not why I went to law school, I thought, and I knew that I wasn’t the only one who felt this way. I realized that no one was automating LCA compliance and that there was a gap in the market. So I quit working as a lawyer, worked in tech for a few years, and eventually launched LaborLess, a tech startup that helps H-1B employers and immigration law firms across the US and overseas automate their LCA process.

Diane M. Butler

Diane M.
Butler

When I hear, “Diane, I’ve got a tricky immigration issue,” it’s music to my ears. I help clients successfully navigate the immigration process by providing concise guidance each step along the way. My practice is focused on employment-based immigration for small to large companies, including investors and startups to established multinational companies, but I also handle I-9, H-1B, and H-2A compliance reviews, audits, investigations, and litigation. I partner with in-house legal counsel, HR personnel and recruiters in securing foreign talent and problem-solving to achieve business objectives. I love sharing my insights about the complex and rapidly evolving world of immigration procedure, and I particularly enjoy troubleshooting cross-border cases.

Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
Business Acumen
HR Technical Expertise
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