One Year Later, What Does "Normal" Look Like for the Workplace and Remote Employment
Now, more than a year into the pandemic and a nearly universal shift to remote working, Alejandra Zapatero, Erickson Immigration Group Managing Attorney, will look at how COVID-19 has impacted immigration and global mobility, and workplace norms, and what the future looks like as organizations prepare to go forward to a “new normal.” When you’re headquarter-less… what should your company be thinking about? What’s the difference between a remote workforce and a nomadic workforce? This conversation looks beyond what’s temporary and considers a new era in remote employment, including the ramifications of a remote-first workforce, red flags, and pitfalls to avoid.
Alejandra Zapatero
Alejandra Zapatero is a Managing Director with Erickson Immigration Group. Alejandra has been practicing immigration law for 10+ years in Virginia, Washington D.C., and California. Her practice focuses on corporate immigration working with large, medium, small, and startup companies in filing employment-based petitions for foreign workers seeking temporary and permanent employment in the U.S. Her experience includes immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions. Alejandra advises employers from startups to Fortune 500 companies on establishing and refining immigration programs including strategies for hiring, compliance, and complex immigration matters resulting from corporate restructuring including mergers, acquisitions, and reductions-in-force.
She has counseled clients on workforce compliance including I-9 issues and public access file audits. Alejandra is proficient in the preparation and filing of non-immigrant visas such as E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, O-1, and TN. She is also adept in immigrant visa processes, including the preparation and filing of PERM, I-140 petitions, and I-485 Adjustment of Status applications. She is also well-versed in family immigration law and has represented individuals seeking family-based green cards, deferred action of childhood arrival (DACA) work authorization, and naturalization applications.
Alejandra is a frequent speaker on immigration issues and has presented at various conferences and events including SHRM, Worldwide ERC, Bay Area Mobility Management, British American Business Council, sf.citi, Global HR Business News, and the Council for Global Immigration.
