Grzeca Law Group, S.C.

Employer Compliance

The acquisition of business and employment visas for foreign nationals gives rise to collateral legal questions. These potential inquiries include tax consequences, labor relations and employment practices applicable to foreign nationals. The Firm advises corporations on tax issues such as proper withholding requirements, resident and non-resident tax filing status and tax credits issued to U.S. citizens or permanent residents transferred abroad. We also review pre-hiring, discrimination and post-employment contract issues for companies with foreign nationals.

Corporate mergers, acquisitions or spinoffs create a host of important immigration law issues. Such transactions may affect employer-specific temporary visa classifications, pending immigrant petitions or I-9 compliance. The Firm advises corporations and their counsel on the related issues before and after they arise.

As a result of the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all employers must comply with specific requirements to ensure that only authorized aliens are permitted to work in the United States. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Labor audit various businesses throughout the United States to ensure their compliance with this law. To avoid stiff penalties which apply for noncompliance, the Firm conducts internal reviews to determine compliance. These internal reviews include audits of current record-keeping procedures and forms as well as I-9 documentation presented as evidence of work authorization, in order to ensure compliance with federal statutes and regulations. Furthermore, the Firm conducts in-house seminars to educate personnel so that discriminatory practices are not inadvertently implemented in an effort to maintain compliance. We have experience successfully defending employers against immigration-related discrimination claims before the Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel in Washington, DC

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