Immigration

Immigration

Michael D. Patrick | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

An Irish lawyer offered a senior-level position at a top United States law firm respectfully declined and instead opted to join a European competitor. In the world of global recruiting, this is not an uncommon tale, with foreign talent often accepting positions with competitor organizations for a...

Technology

Patrick Shen | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Introduction Regardless of whether Congress can come together to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year, any immigration legislation that does pass likely will contain stricter enforcement against employers at the worksite. In fact, employers already are facing expanded I-...

Immigration

Michael D. Patrick | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

A corporate human resources manager recently picked up her phone to an exuberant greeting. On the other end was a foreign national employee moments after he discovered that the labor certification filed by the company on his behalf – the first-chance step in the employment-based green card...