Webinar to Address Immigration Issues
Next week, AmericanHort and the Western Nursery & Landscape Association will be presenting a webinar on I-9 Compliance and Immigration Enforcement.
With business immigration audits and raids making national news, this webinar is very timely for large growers.
It is scheduled to take place Aug. 22, at 1 p.m. EDT.
During the webinar, Chris Schulte of CJ-Lake LLC, and Craig Regelbrugge of AmericanHort, will discuss recent employment-related immigration law enforcement trends, and how horticulture businesses can best prepare for them.
Schulte and CJ-Lake LLC are nationally recognized for their legal expertise and accomplishments in agriculture and business-related employment and immigration law and compliance. Schulte advises and litigates on behalf of employers and employer associations on employment and business immigration matters, including wage and hour, H-2A and H-2B non-immigrant worker programs, and tax issues.
Regelbrugge is the senior vice president of industry advocacy and research for AmericanHort. He has more than 28 years of horticulture industry experience and is known expert on governmental affairs, immigration law, horticultural research and other industry-related topics.
The webinar is complimentary for WNLA members and AmericanHort members. Registration is available on www.wnla.org. AmericanHort members should contact Amanda Holton at AmandaH@AmericanHort.org to request a registration promo code.
Non-members are invited to register for the webinar for $50 or join WNLA or AmericanHort for the many benefits of membership.
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