Agenda

Visas and Work Permits

• What Activities Are Permitted as a 'Visitor Business'
• When Does an Employee Require Work Authorization?
• What Are the Ramifications/Penalties for Failing to Comply With the Law?
• The Importance of Planning Ahead
• Tips for Getting Management Buy-In to Encourage Compliance

Sending Expatriates Abroad: What U.S. Companies Need to Know From an Employment Law Perspective

• The Expatriate Contract
• Foreign Government Benefits Requirements – Social Security Equalization
• Application of Foreign Employment Laws to U.S. Expatriates
• Repatriation Requirements

Inbound Employees: The Doctrine of Employment at Will in the U.S.

• The Meaning of Employment at Will
• Exceptions to the Doctrine: Legislation, Contracts, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Implied Contracts, Torts
• Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Employment Laws
• Effect of U.S. Treaties of Trade, Friendship and Navigation on Application of U.S. Employment Laws to Foreign Expatriates and Foreign-Owned Companies

Specific U.S. Employment Laws

• Compliance With U.S. Federal, State and City Anti-Discrimination/Anti-Harassment and Anti-Retaliation Laws
• Compliance With Federal and State Workplace Regulations
• Compliance With Federal and State Regulation of Employee Benefits

Faculty

Gabrielle M. Buckley, Vedder Price
Alan M. Koral, Vedder Price