May 8, 2024 New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey May 15 – 17 THURSDAY, MAY 16 8:30AM – 10:00AM I-9 and Immigration Compliance in the New Age Review all current I-9 rules, regulations and processes to enable nonimmigration practitioners to render basic advice and recognize potential liability in clients practices, including how to properly complete the form, timing requirements, new remote hire process, common pitfalls, governmental investigative process and penalties. I9 compliance affects all employers in the US, whether there are foreign nationals in their workforce or not. Surprisingly, this “simple” one page form causes more questions and frustrations (and penalties!) than any other HR function. Attend this session to avoid costly mistakes. Objectives: learn proper procedure for executing Form I-9, including the new version of the form and new remote hire process. learn proper record keeping requirements, including document requirements and retention identify common pitfalls and mistakes learn the anatomy of an I9 investigation and penalties. learn how to correct mistakes. – Stacey Simon THURSDAY, MAY 16 3:30PM – 5:00PM Ethics and Immigration (Entertaining Ethics) This panel will use the portrayal of immigration law in film (The Proposal and The Terminal) and television (Superstore) as a springboard to discuss an attorney’s ethical obligations and professional responsibilities. To make attorney ethics and professional responsibility less theoretical, the panel will present excerpts of popular movies and television shows portraying real world immigration issues and their related ethical dilemmas. Immigration law as portrayed in pop culture is often filled with myths and falsehoods, wherein clients seem to engage in the legal system with little or no attorney guidance, committing fraud and misrepresentation, violating immigration laws, engaging in unlawful employment practices, and potentially human trafficking. Where are the attorneys in all of this? If these were your clients, what would you, as an attorney advise? The panel will discuss and debate an attorney’s ethical obligation and professional responsibilities in each scenario. – Lin Walker Further details on these programs and all programs and panelists for the three-day NJSBA Annual Meeting can be found here.
