Immigration PublicationsSouth Carolina Immigration Law Changes Take Effect January 1st
Melissa Azallion
November 14, 2011
All private employers in South Carolina are required to enroll and participate in E-Verify by January 1, 2012.
Is Your Business Prepared To Comply with the Georgia Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011?
Melissa Azallion
November 14, 2011
As of January 1st, Georgia employers with 500 or more employees must comply with the E-Verify requirement of the new law.
Immigration and State Unemployment Tax Act Seminar
Melissa Azallion, Ernie Pearson, Burnie Maybank  Columbia
August 2, 2011
Nexsen Pruet and the SC Manufacturers Association hosted an Immigration and State Unemployment Tax Act Seminar.
Bad “VIBES” – New validation tool will give employers of foreign nationals the “willies”
David J. Garrett
March 2, 2011
Employers who hire foreign nationals are about to face new challenges in obtaining work-related visas. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is moving a test project into the real world. So, the already enforcement-rich environment is getting richer. It’s called VIBE and business leaders need additional preparation when looking to add the expertise foreign nationals can provide....
Do you need special consideration for foreign national executives & managers?
David J. Garrett
March 2, 2011
Companies employing foreign nationals in high-level positions often need to provide their foreign national employees with employment contracts commensurate with their position in the company....
How Immigration Laws Impact Your Construction Clients
David J. Garrett Raleigh, NC
February 2010
The construction industry is in the forefront of worksite immigration enforcement efforts by various governmental agencies, including Federal agencies and in some cases by state and local governments. This article begins with a discussion of the new climate of enforcement in which
construction lawyers need to understand how their clients operate.
Immigration Concerns for M&A Transactions
David J. Garrett
When working with mergers, acquisitions and other types of corporate restructuring and business entity transformations,
immigration counsel can either be your best friend or, if consulted too late in the transaction, be the one to advise you that you get to explain to your client why some of their most valuable executives and employees are no longer authorized for work in the U.S.
Client Alert: SC Immigration Inspection Update
September 30, 2009
Nexsen Pruet recently conducted an Immigration Compliance and Enforcement webinar. During the webinar we stated that the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce ("Chamber") had helped resolve two of the main concerns raised by the way the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation ("LLR") had been carrying out immigration inspections to enforce the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act...
Immigration Compliance and Enforcement Update
September 15, 2009
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) inspectors are calling on employers daily to audit compliance with federal and state immigration requirements. And the mandatory E-Verify Rule for Federal Contractors is scheduled to go into effect on September 8, 2009.
Are you ready?
Employment Law Alert: Court Upholds Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Use E-Verify
David Dubberly
September 1, 2009
Removing what is likely the last hurdle to implementation, last week a U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging implementation of the E-Verify Rule for federal contractors.
Staying Ahead of the Game on State and Federal Immigration Enforcement Issues
Melissa Azallion
August 31, 2009
Over the past year, employers have been dealing with immigration enforcement initiatives at the federal, state and local levels. In some instances, businesses have been targeted for audits by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with very tight time periods to produce I-9
documents. Also, some South Carolina businesses with more than 100 employees have recently been the subject of random audits by the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing &
Regulation (SCLLR) and have been asked to produce I-9 documents....
Is Your Business Prepared To Comply with the SC Illegal Immigration Reform Act?
Melissa Azallion
August 31, 2009
On June 4, 2008, South Carolina passed a comprehensive immigration law touted by many as one of the toughest immigration laws in the nation. Employers are greatly impacted and need to understand what lies ahead....
E-Verify: Is it Right for Your Business?
Melissa Azallion
August 31, 2009
On July 1, 2009, South Carolina businesses with more than 100 employees became subject to the employment verification provisions for new hires set forth in the South
Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act. By July 2010, all South Carolina businesses must comply with the employment verification rules....
E-Verify Memo of Understanding
The Department of Homeland Security
April 22, 2009
This memo of understanding explains certain features of the E-Verify program...
The Latest on the South Carolina Immigration Reform Act
September 12, 2008
You can get the latest on the South Carolina Immigration Reform Act from immigration attorney Melissa Azallion.
2008 Immigration Update Video
July 16, 2008
Melissa Azallion recently led a seminar to update professionals about changes in Federal and South Carolina immigration law. Watch this video to learn more about: the details of this new law, E-Verify - the pros and cons of enrollment and new requirements for federal contractors, a thorough analysis of the SC Illegal Immigration Reform Act and how it will impact your business, and the importance of I-9 compliance in preparing for a federal or state audit.
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