Global Workforce Planning: Strategies to Optimize Your Immigration and Sponsorship Programs
Moving talent to the United States has never been more complicated. New immigration laws and policies, a volatile economy, and the impact of COVID -19 have raised the stakes for employers who wish to ensure their U.S. workforces are supplemented and supported by the best and brightest professionals from around the world. This includes unprecedented delays for visa appointments at understaffed U.S. consulates; aggressive tactics by federal agencies in enforcing the H-1B and PERM/U.S. Residency programs; new and unique compliance challenges for sponsoring employers whose foreign-born staff are working remotely; and the prospect of new rules heralded by the Biden Administration that would tighten the educational requirements for U.S. work permits, raise the wage floors for the H-1B and other visa programs, and limit the types of activities foreign nationals may perform in the United States as business visitors. The immigration programs of only the most informed and best prepared U.S. businesses will fare well in this new environment. This session will help attendees focus on these important issues and develop strategies for optimizing their immigration and sponsorship programs.
Learning Objectives:
- Attendees will develop an understanding of the visa appointment backlogs at U.S. consulates and how in-person interviews can be waived or expedited.
- Attendees will learn how to assess and reduce risks in their H-1B and PERM programs given the enforcement trends by the U.S. Departments of Labor and Justice.
- Attendees will receive an update on the Biden immigration agenda, including proposed changes that are likely to occur over the remainder of the president's first term.
In-person session offerings are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Andrew Greenfield
Andrew Greenfield is an immigration attorney with over 25 years of experience advising HR and global mobility professionals on U.S. immigration and nationality law and policy and related corporate compliance programs. He counsels clients across industries on visa and work permit matters and the immigration consequences of mergers and acquisitions and other corporate reorganizations, as well as I-9/E-Verify, H-1B/LCA and PERM compliance, and representation during government audits and investigations. Andrew is the managing partner of Fragomen’s Washington, DC, office and a member of the firm’s executive committee, which directs and manages the firm’s 50+ offices in over 30 countries.
Bo Cooper
Bo Cooper is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy. He is an expert on legislative and administrative process and provides strategic advice to corporations, universities, trade associations, international media outlets and individuals facing complex immigration problems. Before entering private practice, Bo served as General Counsel of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) from 1999 until 2003. He has testified frequently before Congress, both as a government official and as a private expert, and has made many television, radio, and print media appearances. He also maintains an extensive pro bono practice.