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Garrett Steck has experience in managing cases and representing multinational corporations, small businesses, and individual clients before the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, US Department of State, and the US Department of Labor.

Click here to view a recording of this webinar presented by HSB’s Employment Law team.

On February 22, 2024, Garrett Steck and Chris Gantt-Sorenson presented on H-1B visa filings and recent changes impacting the employment of foreign nationals, including:

  • H-1B lottery
Continue Reading HSB Webinar Announcement: Immigration Law Update, Including the Latest on H-1B Visa Filings

Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Garrett Steck and Kaitlin Beck on March 2, from 12-1 PM, for our next employment law webinar. Garrett and Kaitlin will provide an immigration law update discussing recent developments impacting employment-based immigration.

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Continue Reading HSB Webinar Announcement: Back to Normal? Immigration in the Post-COVID Business Environment

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that it reached a settlement with an agricultural company located in California. The settlement concludes an investigation into whether the company discriminated against workers based on their legal status in violation of the
Continue Reading U.S. DOJ Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against California Agricultural Company

European MapBy 2021, Americans traveling to a European Schengen zone country must register with the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) prior to travel. This new border control security system developed by the European Commission is designed to strengthen the external borders of the European Union.
Continue Reading New Travel Authorization Requirement for U.S. Citizens Traveling to Europe

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Department) recently issued a notice proposing to terminate the international entrepreneur parole program (IE Program) in accordance with Executive Order 13767, entitled Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements, because the IE Program represents an overly broad interpretation of the Department’s parole authority, lacks sufficient protections for U.S. workers and investors, and is not the appropriate vehicle for attracting and retaining talented international entrepreneurs.
Continue Reading Proposed Termination of International Entrepreneur Parole Program

picture of new I-9 Form as of July 17, 2017Last month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a new version of the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. The Form I-9 is used by employers to verify the identity and employment authorization of all new hires. The new
Continue Reading USCIS Releases Updated I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced that it redesigned the Permanent Resident Card (“Green Card”) and the Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) as part of its Next Generation Secure Identification Document Program. The redesigned credentials utilize enhanced graphics and
Continue Reading Redesigned Green Card and Employment Authorization Documents Announced