ALI-ABA Telephone Seminar Pressing Immigration Law Issues in the Workplace: Why Should Immigration Law Interest or Alarm You? November 16, 2007 Live Telephone/Audio Webcast TABLE OF CONTENTS PROGRAM SPEAKER SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY STUDY MATERIAL 1. Pressing Immigration Law Issues in the Workplace—Why Should Immigration Law Interest or Alarm You? By Rajiv S. Khanna Page ix xi xiii 1
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ALI-ABA Telephone Seminar Pressing Immigration Law Issues in the Workplace: Why Should Immigration Law Interest or Alarm You? November 16, 2007 Live Telephone/Audio Webcast
PROGRAM
All Times Eastern Daylight 2:00 p.m. Immigration Law for Non-Immigration Lawyers Questions & Answers will be addressed throughout the program by Mr. Khanna—via email, fax or telephone queue. Adjournment
3:30 p.m.
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Eastern National Teleseminar/Webcast Adjournment 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Central 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Mountain 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. Pacific 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Alaska 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Hawaii 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
SCOPE AND PURPOSE
Today's workplace contains perils for the lawyer who advises businesses, government contractors or schools. What you don't know can hurt you and your client. Immigration law changes constantly, and the good advice you gave last year may be malpractice today. Rajiv S. Khanna has a national reputation and will show you the issues that non-immigration lawyers are likely to miss or get wrong. He will sensitize you to the legal and administrative traps you are most likely to encounter. Learn why this is one field where common sense can get you into trouble. In just 90 minutes you will become familiar with: - Governance levels - Regulating agencies - Obtaining reliable legal information from the government - Defining nonimmigrant visa and immigrant visa status - The key immigration rules in hiring a "non-US" worker - Immigration rules in maintaining employment of a "non-US" worker - Immigration rules in terminating a "non-US" worker - Defense at audits and enforcements Additionally, Mr. Khanna will explain how immigration law affects: - Corporate re-structuring - Independent contractors & outsourcing - Government contractors Why Attend? This seminar is designed for non-immigration lawyers and employers to sensitize you and alert you to some of the most dangerous issues in immigration law. As an interactive seminar, the program affords the opportunity to submit questions for Mr. Khanna in advance of and during the event. Suggested Prerequisite: Limited experience in legal practice in subject matter Educational Objective: Provision of information on recent legal developments; maintenance of professional competence as a practitioner Level of Instruction: Intermediate x
ALI-ABA Telephone Seminar Pressing Immigration Law Issues in the Workplace: Why Should Immigration Law Interest or Alarm You? November 16 , 2007 Live Telephone/Audio Webcast SPEAKER Rajiv S. Khanna, Esquire Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, PC 5225 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22205-1148
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SPEAKER BIOGRPAHY Planning Chair Rajiv S. Khanna, Arlington, Virginia Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, PC Rajiv S. Khanna is a member of the Virginia and DC Bars and the principle of the Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, PC. Since 1993, he and his firm have focused their practice on employment and business-based immigration and related administrative and federal litigation. His Firm represents individuals and businesses from every major city in USA and internationally. Their immigration practice includes transactional work (immigration/visa petitions, etc.), compliance consultations, defending government audits and related litigation. The firm employs forty people and has offices in Arlington and Staunton in Virginia. Rajiv has been providing educational seminars for over ten years with emphasis on practical approaches of compliance with immigration laws. The firm’s web site http://www.immigration.com is the oldest portal and compendium of immigration law. Rajiv’s background includes corporate law, commercial law, constitutional law, business law, government contracts, private international law, and RICO and Antitrust litigation and litigation management. Because of this diversity, he possesses experience and insight from various disciplines that equips to provide a unique insight into immigration law as a multi-faceted discipline.
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