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DEBUNKING THE MYTHS: SHEDDING LIGHT ON PROPER IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE By: Hilary Gallanter

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

February Event Summary

1

Founder’s Corner 1

Worksite

Investigations

3

Upcoming Events 4

Members Corner 5

HR Marketplace 6

About Us 10

FEBRUARY 2011 VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 2 WWW.THEHRALLIANCE.NET

THE HR ALLIANCE TEAM

Jason Boltax

Founder

Pat Trinca

Executive Editor

Newsletter

Hilary Gallanter

Director

Program Management

Marc Teitelbaum

Project Coordinator

On February 2, 2011, The HR Alliance had

an opportunity to delve into the hot but-

ton issue of immigration. We were able to

explore how it affects employment and

gain exposure to all of the intricate details

involved. Immigration law and how it re-

lates to employment within the United

States is an ever-changing topic. No issue

was left untouched during this compre-

hensive overview, from how to sponsor

foreign nationals to how to accurately

complete I-9 documents.

Our guest speaker Michael J. Wildes, a

Managing Partner with the leading immi-

gration law firm of Wildes and Weinberg

P.C. in New York City and New Jersey,

pro-

vided a

thought

provok-

ing, and

infor-

mative

presen-

tation

about this timely issue. With immigration

reform constantly on the forefront of the

news and the changing nature of the em-

ployment market, participants were eager

to hear updates and inquire about specific

situations they have faced within the

workplace.

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FOUNDER’S CORNER By: Jason Boltax As promised, we have a

lot in store for 2011.

First, I would like to wel-

come our newest mem-

ber of the leadership

team, Pat Trinca. Pat will

be serving as Executive Editor of the

Newsletter. Please join me in welcoming

Pat to the team. Pat is forming a newslet-

ter committee, if you are interested in

participating or contributing to the news-

l e t t e r , p l e a s e c o n t a c t P a t ,

npt11.10@juno.com.

In our effort to always bring you great

benefits and programs, we have recently

learned of a great new radio show, The

HR Happy Hour—The most listened

to LIVE internet show on Workforce, Man-

agement, and Leadership Topics. Tune in

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Lastly, March is a very busy month for

The HR Alliance, check out these upcom-

ing events and be sure to RSVP!!

1. March 2, 2011 - Understanding the

Value of Employee Recognition to

Weather the Economic Storm

2. March 8, 2011—Small Business Sum-

mit— $25 Discount USE CODE HRA25

3. March 16, 2011—FREE WEBINAR: De-

velop, Organize and Maintain Job De-

scriptions

4. March 29, 2011—Quarterly Cocktails

Click here for our full calendar of events.

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EVENT SUMMARYEVENT SUMMARY

Documentation, specifically the importance of I-9 forms within an organization,

was a comprehensive topic thoughtfully discussed. Michael and his team of ex-

perts explained that with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, new

responsibilities were placed upon employers to verify that all newly hired em-

ployees presented valid documentation of identity and legal authorization to ac-

cept employment within the United States. Although this seems like a straight-

forward issue, upon closer examination of documents brought by the Wildes and

Weinberg P.C., participants soon realized that intricacies of this process and

most of all the importance doing it correctly.

Although this is still a lot more that HR professionals need to know about the topic of immigration, the presentation

by Michael Wildes provided a great framework for the important issues.

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