GCA Sponsored AGC Webinar Two-Part Webinar Series: Be Ready When ICE Arrives at the Jobsite

Description

With the Trump administration's recent flurry of executive orders related to immigration action items of interest to employers and their increased scrutiny over the status of foreign workers in the U.S., the best time to prepare and protect your business from liability is now.

Multi-day:  Thursday, March 20 and 27, 2025 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (EDT)  |  9:00 pm – 10:00 am (HST)  

In this two-part webinar series, we are going to discuss the pressing topics of the day for contractors, including:

• Are we a target of ICE for an audit or raid?   
• What’s the difference between a raid and an audit?   
• How do you best respond to an audit/raid at your jobsite?   
• Can we prepare for audit and/or raid?   
• Why is it important to have your I-9 forms in order?   
• How do you prepare an internal I-9 audit?   
• How do you prepare and protect your legal/authorized workers from getting affected by a raid or rumor of an impending raid?   
• Can you protect your legal workforce?   
• How do you continue to access foreign workers legally in this environment?   
• What visas/programs are available and what is their continued viability?   
• Are you required to use E-Verify in states you operate in?   
• Review of content from last month’s webinar.

Speakers:

Bruce Buchanan
Special Counsel
Littler Mendelson P.C.

Bruce E. Buchanan counsels employers on immigration compliance issues, conducts internal I-9 audits, represents employers in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) inspections and audits, Immigrant and Employee Rights (IER)/Department of Justice investigations, E-Verify issues, and employment-based visas. Also, Bruce practices labor law where he represents employers before National Labor Relations Board and U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division and in collective bargaining. Before focusing on immigration, Bruce served as senior trial specialist for the NLRB for 20 years, counseled clients on union-filed representation petitions, represented employers in collective bargaining, and advised on wage and hour and Family and Medical Leave Act matters.

Deepti Orekondy
Associate Counsel
Littler Mendelson P.C.

Deepti Orekondy's practice primarily focuses on working with foreign individuals and multinational organizations in the area of business and family-based immigration law. She has a broad base of experience advising clients in pursuit of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. Her experience includes representing individuals and multinational organizations in filings with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of State (DOS), and Department of Labor (DOL).

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