Description
Gain an understanding of the H1B visa and its current issues so you are able to make informed decisions regarding hiring foreign professionals.Many employers cannot find enough professional U.S. workers to meet their needs. For example, the U.S. produces too few engineers, mathematicians, software engineers, doctors, etc. In order to be globally competitive, employers must hire the best and the brightest employees available. Sometimes the best candidate for the job is a foreign national, but how does the employer bring them on board, and how can they keep them? Learn about the latest issues in the H1B visa, the most commonly used work visa used by foreign professionals in the U.S. This topic will allow HR professionals, recruiters, and business owners and managers to understand the H1B visa and its current issues and empower them to make informed decisions regarding hiring foreign professionals.
Date: 2020-02-20 Start Time: End Time:
Learning Objectives
A Quick Overview of the H-1B Visa Requirements
• The Types of Positions Eligible for the H-1B Visa
• Which Employees Benefit From an H-1B Visa
• Requirements for the Individual Employee
• Dealing With Employees Without Degrees
The Employer’s Obligations to File
• Required Attestations
• Posting and Public Access File Requirement
• Calculating the Prevailing Wage
The New H-1B Registration System
• The Annual H-1B Cap and Cap Exempt Employers
• How Will This Year’s Lottery Differ From Prior Years?
• The Pros and Cons of the New Registration System
• What Employers Need to Do Now to Prepare for Registration
The H-1B Timeline
• Validity of the Initial H-1B
• H-1B Extensions
• Max-out Issues and Beyond
The Employer’s Obligations After Approval
• Paying the Prevailing Wage
• Changes in Job Location
• Amendments for Material Changes
• Extensions and Maxing out
• Obligations Upon Termination
Current Trends in H-1B Adjudications
• Challenges Unique to Certain Occupations
• Challenges Unique to Certain Industries
• Trends in Requests for Evidence (RFEs)
Beata Leja-Minsky McCormick & Hallagan, P.C.
