Webinar Recording: Special Delivery: Unwelcome Outreach from the Government

Part 2: Immigration Discrimination - Department of Justice: Return to Sender Please!

Please join Seyfarth’s Immigration Compliance and Enforcement Team for the second installment of a four-part series focused on critical challenges faced by employers in the current era of more frequent immigration focused audits and investigations.

Employers already know that compliance with rapidly changing I-9 and E-Verify directives from the government is complex and challenging. Couple this with new agreements between agencies to provide access and share information and compliance becomes even more perplexing. It is critical for employers to ensure that when federal or state agencies send any type of correspondence - or just show up unannounced - your company is prepared.

This series will take a deep dive into the mindset, behaviors and traps of the myriad of federal and state immigration enforcement agencies.

Part 2: Immigration Discrimination - Department of Justice: Return to Sender Please!

For the second discussion, our panelists focus on all matters related to the Department of Justice Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (“IER”). You’ve likely seen a press release or two highlighting various IER investigations and settlements centered around employee complaints of citizenship, unfair documentary practices and national origin discrimination. IER’s reach is deep with tremendous resources available to them. IER has entered into agreements with other government agencies to share information and assist with investigations. IER also has the ability to mine E-Verify and other data including job posting sites. Their office also operates an employee and employer hotline to assist in resolving issues informally and providing much needed clarification and guidance on the increasingly complex nature of the Form I-9.

In this session we discuss:

The anti-discrimination law that IER enforces;
Mechanisms for enforcement (charges, investigations, and settlements and more nuanced offerings including - hotline, technical assistance, and interagency partnerships);
Common discrimination complaints to IER (what you should be thinking about);
Reviewing recent IER settlements, including those focused on federal contractors.

Speakers

Dawn M. Lurie, Senior Counsel, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Angelo A. Paparelli, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Leon Rodriguez, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Avery at kavery@seyfarth.com and reference this event.

Learn more about our Immigration Compliance & Enforcement practice.

Past and Future Installments of the Series

Part 1: Love Letters From E-Verify – Complexities and Nuances
Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification): The Homeland Security Investigations Unit of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
Site Visits by USCIS’s Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, and U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division H-1B and PERM Labor Certification Investigations.

This webinar is accredited for CLE in CA, IL, NJ, and NY. Credit will be applied for as requested for TX, GA, WA, NC and VA. The following jurisdictions may accept reciprocal credit with these accredited states, and individuals can use the certificate they receive to gain CLE credit therein: AZ, CT, NH. The following jurisdictions do not require CLE, but attendees will receive general certificates of attendance: DC, MA, MD, MI, SD. For all other jurisdictions, a general certificate of attendance and the necessary materials will be issued that can be used in other jurisdictions for self-application. To request CLE credit, fill out the recorded attendance form linked above and return it to CLE@seyfarth.com. If you have questions about jurisdictions, please email CLE@seyfarth.com. CLE credit for this recording expires onOctober 31, 2023.