Sessions

Join Alberto Ruisanchez, Chief of the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER), as he discusses the Immigration and Nationality Act’s anti-discrimination provision and IER’s Protecting U.S. Workers Initiative, incorporating recent case examples and best practices for avoiding unlawful immigration-related discrimination.  Fragomen Partner Patrick Shen, formerly Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices at the Department of Justice, will share ideas on how to avoid liability generally under the INA’s anti-discrimination provision, specifically what employers need to know when placing a job vacancy announcement, verifying employment eligibility, and managing the services from a third-party vendor.  

Learning Objectives:  

• Learn best practices to avoid discrimination and common pitfalls that can lead an employer to violate the INA’s anti-discrimination provision. 

• Become familiar with public education resources available through IER’s website and IER’s Employer and Worker Hotlines.