Monthly SHRM Meeting Agenda:

Wednesday, February 7th, at 8 am to 10:30 am

NEW Session Format:
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:00 Welcome to New members and guests; Networking
9:00-9:10 Sponsor
9:10-10:15 Program
10:15-10:30 SHRM/GMVHRA business

Location:
Corporate & Community Education Center (MAP)
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA

Speaker: John R. Wilson, Esq.
of GoffWilson, P.A.

Cost: This event is free to members and $25 to non members. Guests may attend the first two meetings at no charge.

Topic: Legislative Update: Legal Obligations of Employing a Foreign Professional

Immigration Reform will result in additional obligations and regulations for all employers, with the responsibility of implementing these changes given to the employers themselves, particularly the HR department. Although debate in the Congress is on-going, it is clear that changes will be made and that employer sanctions will be increased and enforced. Attorney Wilson’s seminar will explain the procedures and legal considerations for companies who employ foreign workers. He will discuss employment authorization verification issues, the recent proposed changes in the I-9 compliance process, Social Security no-match letters, the basic pilot program, and highlight the core of the immigration debate in Congress.  Mr. Wilson will also discuss the various professional employment based visas available to international employees, both non-immigrant (H1-B, E, L, TN) and immigrant visa (Green card) options. He will also address the recent changes (PERM Regulations) implemented by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security, and clarify how these changes affect today’s corporations.

Information about our speaker:

John R. Wilson, Esq.
President and Partner of GoffWilson, P.A.

John Wilson is President and Partner of GoffWilson, P.A., an immigration law firm with offices in Concord, NH and Paris, France; and Commercial Consul to France for the State of New Hampshire. He is co-founder of the firm and his practice focuses exclusively on immigration law throughout the United States. Mr. Wilson represents hundreds of employers in all industry sectors, including numerous multi-national companies, import/export businesses, international corporations transferring high tech, executive and managerial workers to the US, colleges/universities/secondary schools, the healthcare industry, the high tech industry and manufacturing businesses from all corners of the world. He has written numerous articles for such publications as the International Human Resources Journal, and has given numerous presentations to Human Resource Associations and private groups throughout New England, the U.S. and Europe regarding immigration law and procedures. Mr. Wilson is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association as well as a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has been selected as one of the ‘Best Lawyers in America under the ‘Immigration Law’ category three years running published by the National Polling Firm of Woodward-White.

 

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