Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Tampa partner Maria del Carmen Ramos was selected as TAMPA Magazine’s Top Lawyer 2019 in the category of Immigration as voted on by her peers. This is the third year in a row that Maria has received such a prestigious honor. Continue reading “Maria del Carmen Ramos Selected as a Top Lawyer for Immigration Law”
Mechelle Zarou Presented at American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Sports Immigration Law Conference
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick is pleased to announce that Mechelle Zarou, partner in the Toledo office, was a panelist at the Central Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) first Sports Immigration Law Conference held on March 8, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. The conference focused specifically on the substantive law and practical challenges associated with sports immigration and featured sports immigration subject matter experts as well as sports industry professionals, including Olympic athletes. Continue reading “Mechelle Zarou Presented at American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Sports Immigration Law Conference”
Maria del Carmen Ramos to Serve as a Faculty Member for AILA’s Webinar on “Perfecting the Job Description: A Modern Artform”
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Tampa Partner Maria del Carmen Ramos will serve as a Faculty Member for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Education Department web seminar entitled “Perfecting the Job Description: A Modern Artform”. Continue reading “Maria del Carmen Ramos to Serve as a Faculty Member for AILA’s Webinar on “Perfecting the Job Description: A Modern Artform””
Changes to the H-1B Program Are Coming
On January 31, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security announced two major changes to the H-1B program. Under the final rule, which takes effect April 1, 2019, employers seeking to file H-1B petitions will now be required to first electronically register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during a designated registration period. Continue reading “Changes to the H-1B Program Are Coming”
Mechelle Zarou to present at Ohio Management Lawyers Association Meeting
Toledo partner Mechelle Zarou will present at the Ohio Management Lawyers Association (“OMLA”) meeting on Thursday, May 3, 2018 on Immigration Law Compliance, Audits and Raids. She will provide practical solutions for employment law attorneys who counsel their clients on I-9 compliance and audits, as well as workplace raids by Immigration Customs and Enforcement.
OMLA is an Ohio non-profit corporation made up of senior labor and employment attorneys whose practices are dedicated exclusively to representing management. Its stated purpose is “[t]o provide an organization and forum for the exchange of information, discussion of common issues and problems, and promotion of the administration of justice with respect to employment, labor, and other areas of law affecting employers.”
Rescission of H-4 EADs is Imminent
Over the last few months, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have unabashedly and repeatedly stated that is the current administration’s intent to rescind employment authorization for H-4 visa status holders. Continue reading “Rescission of H-4 EADs is Imminent”
ICE Pledges a 400% Increase in Worksite Enforcement
Employers should brace themselves as it begins to look like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) will be targeting them more and more in their neverending quest to ferret out undocumented workers. Continue reading “ICE Pledges a 400% Increase in Worksite Enforcement”
Looking into our Crystal Ball to Plan Ahead for H-1B Season
It’s hard to believe that H-1B season is around the corner! United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will start accepting new H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2019 on Monday, April 2, 2018. As such, employers should start immediately identifying current and future employees who will require sponsorship for new H-1B petitions. Continue reading “Looking into our Crystal Ball to Plan Ahead for H-1B Season”
USCIS Will Once Again Start Requiring In-Person Interviews for Employment Based Adjustment of Status Applicants
Yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 13780, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” it would begin requiring in-person interviews for adjustment of status applications based on employment effective October 1. Continue reading “USCIS Will Once Again Start Requiring In-Person Interviews for Employment Based Adjustment of Status Applicants”
The U.S. State Department Announces Suspension of Non-Immigrant Visa Operations Across Russia
Due to the Russian government’s personnel cap imposed on the U.S. Mission, all nonimmigrant visa (“NIV”) operations across Russia will be suspended beginning August 23, 2017. Beginning September 1, visa processing will resume on a greatly reduced scale at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, while NIV interviews at the U.S. Consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Vladistok are suspended until further notice. Beginning August 21, the U.S. Mission will be canceling current nonimmigrant visa appointments countrywide. Continue reading “The U.S. State Department Announces Suspension of Non-Immigrant Visa Operations Across Russia”