This advanced panel will address COVID Flexibility Provisions associated with the Form I-9 and E-Verify. The expert panelists will discuss the current version of the Form I-9, any updates to the Handbook for Employers, updates on worksite enforcement, and tips for best practices for immigration compliance.

Featured Topics

• Form I-9 Requirements Flexibility, Including COVID Flexibility Provisions Still in Place
• Timeframes for Responding to Tentative Non-Confirmations
• Remote Workforces, Including How to Handle Employees That Work in Areas Where the Employer Does Not Have an Office
• Delays in the Issuance of EADs and Other Employment Authorization Documents
• Expired Documents

Faculty

Eileen Scofield (DL), AILA Verification & Documentation Liaison Committee, Atlanta, GA

Eileen Scofield: Expert on visas, verification/worksite enforcement, discrimination. Laisse/litigates DHS, ICE, HSI, DOL, E-Verify, DOJ OSC/IER, SSA; managed 50 + workforce/government subpoenas/audits/investigations; advises on legislation, compliance, electronic systems (ATS/HR, Form I-9, etc.) privacy, internal investigation, 3rd/K, M&A, investors, T&E, APA. Quoted: WSJ, U.S. World Report, Law360, AFB, AJC. Global speaker/author; Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year/ Immigration; Chambers/America’s Leading Lawyers; Int’l Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers; Past National Chair FBA Immigration Sect.; numerous AILA+.

Katie Minervino, AILA Verification & Documentation Liaison Committee Chair, Portland, ME

Katie Minervino is a partner at Pierce Atwood LLP where she practices exclusively employment-based immigration law, helping employers and employees create and execute immigration strategies and advising on employment verification compliance issues. Katie is the current Chair of the AILA Verification & Documentation Liaison Committee and has been a committee member since 2014. Katie obtained her law degree from the University of Miami School of Law and her bachelor’s from the University of Notre Dame.

Kevin Robert Lashus, AILA DOL Liaison Committee, Austin, TX

Kevin Robert Lashus graduated from Stanford University in 1994 and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1998. Mr. Lashus is a Partner of the Austin office of FisherBroyles LLP. He is also Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Lashus currently serves on AILA’s Department of Labor Liaison committee.

Maria “Marisa” Isabel Casablanca, Miami, FL

Maria “Marisa” Isabel Casablanca (“Marisa”) is a partner with the national firm Akerman with over 30 years of experience. Besides being the founding chair of the AILA Latin American Chapter, she has been a member of various AILA liaison committees, and the Florida Bar UPL committee. She is presently a member of the AILA Verification and Documentation Liaison committee. She handles all types of immigration processes from removal to employer-based issues.

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