Legal Shifts from the What House - What Employers Need to Know
The legal landscape has shifted quickly in the early days of the new Trump Administration. Changes happening every day have increased the conflicting priorities for in-house counsel. Yet, employers need to be aware of current and potential changes to important employment and immigration laws, regulations, and practices to deftly navigate these developments. This webinar provides strategies to in-house counsel to not only stay informed of the shifting landscape but to also effectively prioritize their resources to address these challenges.
Please join Mintz attorneys John Quill, Corbin Carter, and Emma Follansbee as we discuss topics such as:
Immigration
- Potential travel bans and restrictions
- ICE I-9 audits and workplace raids
- Legislation by delay and adjudication – planning for increased denials and slower processing times for immigration benefits
- Termination of Parole and Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Employment
- DEI programs (and paths forward)
- EEOC updates
- Affirmative action & federal contracting
- Wage and hour issues
- Joint employer standards (including H-1B)
- Union organizing and NLRB landscape
Joint Topic
- Impact of Loper Bright decision and federal regulatory landscape
Authors
John F. Quill
Member / Chair, Immigration Practice
John’s practice encompasses all aspects of immigration and nationality law. John draws on over two decades of experience to help companies and their employees obtain nonimmigrant visas, including B, E, H, J, L, O, and TN visas. He also handles applications for PERM labor certification; extraordinary ability, outstanding researcher, and national interest waiver petitions; adjustment of status procedures; consular processing; and naturalization.
Corbin Carter
Associate
Corbin Carter is a solution-oriented employment counselor and litigator who guides clients through all aspects of the employment lifecycle. Corbin’s practice covers everything from day-to-day counseling to leading investigations and the management-side defense and prosecution of various employment-related claims.
Emma Follansbee
Associate
Emma counsels clients on a wide variety of employment issues and litigates employment disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Her litigation practice includes restrictive covenant agreements; discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation claims; and wage and hour compliance.