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• News from 7/15/08 Liaison Meeting
• Transition to Atlanta
• Processing Times for Cases/Audits/Motions/Appeals
• Will There Ever be a Problem Case Inquiry Process?
• Expectations of What’s to Come
  • New 9089
  • Supervised Recruitment
  • LCA Review
  • H-2B “PERM” Processing
• The Audit Bombshell—The Role of the Attorney in the PERM Process
• Q&A

Faculty:
Paul L. Zulkie (dl), AILA Past President, Chicago, IL; Catherine L. Haight, Conference Program Chair, AILA DOL Committee Chair, Los Angeles, CA; Denise C. Hammond, AILA DOL Committee Member, Rockville, MD;
Crystal Williams, AILA Deputy Director, Program, Washington, DC

• When Will It Be Effective?
• Section by Section Changes
• Implementation of Helpful Fixes
• Danger Zones: Worksite Information, Primary/Alternate Requirements
• Business Necessity Text Boxes: Audit Avoider or Audit Trigger?
• Q&A

Faculty:
Susan M. MacLean (dl), Chicago, IL; Steven A. Clark, AILA Past President, AILA DOL Committee, Cambridge, MA; Jeanne M. Malitz, San Diego, CA

• Audits and the Role of Attorneys in the PERM Process
• Supervised Recruitment
• Motions, Appeals, Re-File
• Q&A

Faculty:
Sharryn E. Ross (dl), AILA DOL Committee Member, Boston, MA; Deborah J. Notkin, AILA Past President, New York, NY; Susan M. MacLean (dl), Chicago, IL

LUNCH BREAK: MOCK INTAKES
(BASIS FOR HYPOS IN THE AFTERNOON)
Mock Intake Faculty/ Foreign Specialty Cook:
Attorney: Robert H. Cohen, Columbus, OH
Employer: Matthew I. Hirsch, Wayne, PA
Employee: Romy K. Kapoor, Conference Program Committee, AILA Board of Governors, Atlanta, GA

Mock Intake Faculty/ Software Developer:
Attorney: Edward R. Litwin, South San Francisco, CA
Employer: Grace Hoppin, San Francisco, CA
Employee: Sarah Buffett, AILA Board of Governors, Charlotte, NC

• Job Description and the O*NET
  • SVP and “Normal” Issues
  • Wage Issues, including Ability to Pay Wage
• Anticipating Audit Triggers
  • Familial Relationship
  • Foreign Language Requirements and
  • Experience Gained at the Same Employer
• Proving the Foreign National Meets the Minimum Requirements
• Good Faith Recruitment
  • Types of Recruitment
  • Employer/Attorney/ Foreign National’s Role
  • Timely Contact of Applicants
  • Prohibition of Payment of Fees by the Foreign National
• Q&A

Faculty:
Robert H. Cohen, Columbus, OH; Romy K. Kapoor, Conference Program Committee, AILA Board of Governors, Atlanta, GA; Matthew I. Hirsch, Wayne, PA

• Job Description and the O*NET
  • SVP and “Normal” Issues
  • Wage Issues, including Ability to Pay Wage
• Anticipating Audit Triggers
• Proving the Foreign National Meets the Minimum Requirements
• Good Faith Recruitment—Professional Requirements
  • Types of Recruitment
  • Employer/Attorney/Foreign National’s Role
  • Timely Contact of Applicants
• Prohibition of Payment of Fees by the Foreign National
• Q&A

Faculty:
Edward R. Litwin (dl), South San Francisco, CA; Sarah Buffett, AILA Board of Governors, Charlotte, NC; Grace Hoppin, San Francisco, CA

• Changes in Faculty Special Handling
  • Meeting the “18-month” Deadline
  • Searches without Print Ads
  • Non-Special Handling Cases for Faculty
• Pre-certification
  • Group I—Nurses & PT’s
  • Group II—International Renown vs. Extraordinary Ability
• Q&A

Faculty:
Cheryl Lenz-Calvo (dl), Chicago, IL; Penelope M. Lechtenberg, Rockford, IL; David A. M. Ware, Metairie, LA