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SUMMARY:Human Resources Roundtable: special immigration employment law update
DESCRIPTION:The session will provide practical\, forward-looking guidance for HR leaders\, including best practices for proactive immigration planning\, risk mitigation\, and cross-functional coordination. We will review key policy and regulatory changes\, including:\n\n\n	The $100\,000 supplemental fee for certain H-1B petitions (who is subject and how to know)\; increase in the required prevailing wage starting in 2026\; what we know now that the first H-1B weighted lottery selection is over\;  pauses in adjudications for 39 countries and what that means for effected employers and international employees\, and much more\;\n	Recently announced "hold" on pending applications because of new FBI security screening\;\n	Address heightened government scrutiny and enforcement trends\, including increased number and complexity of requests for evidence (RFEs)\, worksite inspections\, and compliance obligations that place greater administrative burdens on HR teams. \n	Learn how processing delays and consular backlogs are also disrupting workforce retention\, continuity\, planning and timing.\n	Proposed changes effecting employability of international students\n	New Massachusetts requirement in the event of an I-9 site visit\n	Additional pending litigation challenging many of these changes\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenters:\n\nPrasant Desai & Mary Walsh\n\nPartners at Iandoli\, Desai & Cronin\, P\,C\,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 12px\;">The session will provide practical\, forward-looking guidance for HR leaders\, including best practices for proactive immigration planning\, risk mitigation\, and cross-functional coordination. We will review&nbsp\;key policy and regulatory changes\, including:</span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:#215F9A\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The $100\,000 supplemental fee for certain H-1B petitions (who is subject and how to know)\; increase in the required prevailing wage starting in 2026\; what we know now that the first H-1B weighted lottery selection is over\; &nbsp\;pauses in adjudications for 39 countries and what that means for effected employers and international employees\, and much more\;</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:#215F9A\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Recently announced &ldquo\;hold&rdquo\; on pending applications because of new FBI security screening\;</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:#215F9A\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Address heightened government scrutiny and enforcement trends\, including increased number and complexity of requests for evidence (RFEs)\, worksite inspections\, and compliance obligations that place greater administrative burdens on HR teams. </span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:#215F9A\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Learn how processing delays and consular backlogs are also disrupting workforce retention\, continuity\, planning and timing.</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:#215F9A\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Proposed changes effecting employability of international students</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:#215F9A\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">New Massachusetts requirement in the event of an I-9 site visit</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:#215F9A\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Additional pending litigation challenging many of these changes</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><br />\nAbout the Presenters:<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#215F9A\;">Prasant Desai &amp\; Mary Walsh<br />\nPartners at Iandoli\, Desai &amp\; Cronin\, P\,C\,</span></span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Zoom link will be shared with registered attendees
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DTSTAMP:20260520T030352Z
URL:https://business.worcesterchamber.org/events/details/human-resources-roundtable-special-immigration-employment-law-update-23847
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