Murthy Teleconference Series
Topic : Employer Expenses & Compliance with DOL Regulation
Posted Sep 21, 2007
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Having conducted very successful teleconferences - most recently for those undergoing the I-485 process during June, July, and August 2007 - we at the Murthy Law Firm are planning a series of teleconferences that will address important and timely immigration matters. This is a part of our ongoing commitment to provide valuable, free information to the immigrant and business communities. The first in our teleconference series is specifically geared to employers. We have received numerous inquiries from company representatives regarding the recent change in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulation that places the responsibility for costs associated with the filing of labor certifications on employers. This regulation, also known as the Labor Certification (LC) Substitution Regulation, went into effect on July 16, 2007, and has been in effect for just over two months.
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Subjects Addressed in this Teleconference
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Attorneys from the Murthy Law Firm intend to tackle many of the concerns that are faced by employers and HR managers in this teleconference. We will provide practical advice on how to save costs in compliance with the DOL regulation, while still helping your employees. Areas of discussion include:

• Refining job descriptions and/or developing clear verticals for specific positions

• Timing LC filings to maximize cost savings for the employer

• Learning to identify a "PERM" (i.e. labor certification) process as opposed to a "non-PERM" related process

• Potential lawsuit challenging employers' responsibility to pay for the labor certification process [by the American Immigration Lawyers Foundation (AILF), which has expressed an interest in finding employers / plaintiffs for this purpose]

While its long-term effect on employers and employees is, as yet, not entirely clear, the Murthy Law Firm will take a proactive approach, addressing matters that have been identified as real and/or potential problems. Further, we will offer practical advice for overcoming those problems, to protect the long-term interests of both employees and the employers who seek to hire and retain highly-skilled workers, to increase the profitability of their businesses.
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Instructions for Registering for this Teleconference
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To participate in this FREE teleconference you must be an employer, HR manager, or similar agent in a company. Please eMail the following information to response@murthy.com. Date and time, as well as other details regarding the teleconference will be eMailed to interested company representatives.

Name
Title / Position in the Company
Company Name
Contact Telephone Number
Company WebSite URL

Please feel free to share this announcement with your company representative. Announcements of future teleconferences on a wide variety of topics will be announced in the MurthyBulletin. We intend to address many of the concerns shared by our readers.