Meeting/Event Information

Proposed Changes in Employer-Related Immigration Law in the Trump Era
Presented by Bruce Buchanan, Attorney, Sebelist Buchanan Law PLLC

With the change in Administration and recent Executive Orders regarding Visa processes, employers are scrambling to determine what the impact will be on their workforce. This session will provide HR Professionals with an overview of what to expect when dealing with Immigration Compliance during the Trump era. Participants will come away from the event with a greater understanding on what to do if ICE shows up at your door.

Topics covered will include:

• Immigration Compliance and Enforcement including ICE Inspections /audits, E-Verify, expansion of FAR E-Verify for federal contactors and workplace raids.
• H1B Visas and anticipated changes to processing and/or Congressional changes including uncertain future of the H1B status, more DOL oversight and investigations, and anticipated Congressional Actions.
• L-Visas and restrictions regarding American jobs including investigations surrounding L-Visas, wage requirements, and prohibition of L-1 Visa holders on replacing American Jobs
• The Future of TN Visas (NAFTA)
• Other Immigration Programs and Anticipated Changes

Learning Objectives Include:

• Changes to the I-9 and E-Verify which is now mandatory for TN Employers
• The different Visas HR professionals need to be aware of and how recent executive orders are impacting foreign workers.
• What to expect regarding compliance and undocumented students as they enter the workforce.

Schedule: Registration and Networking open at 4:30 pm; Presentation 5:00-7:00 pm.

Free for members, $45 for non-members / Guests* (See below)**

Light refreshments will be available.  

*On-line registration will close by end of business 2 days prior to the event. Our ability to accommodate walk-in registrations will be based on space availability.

Parking information/directions:
Free parking is available in the parking lot directly across from Waggoner Library which is located at the intersection of Lester Avenue and Woodard Street.  Quick Lecture Hall is located on the ground floor. 

Biography: Bruce E. Buchanan is a founding partner at Sebelist Buchanan Law PLLC with offices in Nashville and Atlanta, where he represents employers and individuals in all aspects of immigration law, with a special emphasis on employer immigration compliance, and employers in employment/labor law matters. Additionally, he is “Of Counsel” to Siskind Susser concerning employer immigration compliance matters.

Mr. Buchanan received his law degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1982. He served as senior trial specialist for the National Labor Relations Board for 20 years. Mr. Buchanan also served for 12 years as Adjunct Professor at William H. Bowen UALR School of Law. He went into private practice in 2003 and formed his own law firm in late 2015.

Mr. Buchanan authors his own blog on employer immigration compliance for ilw.com, located at www.employerimmigration.com and is a regular contributor to HR Professionals Magazine. He is also the editor of the Tennessee Bar Association's Immigration Law Section Newsletter andpast-Chair of the TBA's Immigration Law Section.

Mr. Buchanan is admitted to practice in Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Arkansas, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and D.C. Circuits. He may be contacted at [email protected] and (615) 345-0266.

 * Up to $45 of any Guest registration may be applied towards a new 1 year MT|SHRM Membership within 60 days of the event attended.  Please call Shannan at (615) 499-5150 to take advantage.