In need of a good small business lawyer? An attorney who communicates and keeps you engaged throughout the legal process? The Grady Firm, P.C. is here to help. We educate ourselves on your business operations to produce compelling arguments and potential documentation to support your case. We find solutions for your business and immigration needs. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation with our experienced US business and immigration attorneys at https://www.gradyfirm.com/schedule. To stay up to date on current business and immigration news, visit: https://www.gradyfirm.com/blog At The Grady Firm, P.C., we help protect the American Dream for individuals and business owners in the areas of business, contracts, employment, and immigration law. We are outside counsel for expanding companies looking to hire and retain talent from the US and abroad. With offices in Newport Beach, Beverly Hills, and San Diego, we serve clients remotely from around the world. Our attorneys are licensed to practice immigration law in all 50 states, and employment law in California. Schedule your free 15-minute consultation today by calling +1 949-798-6298. Follow us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGradyFirm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegradyfirm/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferg…

Find out how companies successfully sponsor employees for an H-1B visa in the fields of STEM, business, and other specialty occupations. The H-1B non-immigrant classification is available for people who wish to perform services in a specialty occupation that typically requires a Bachelor's Degree or higher. At The Grady Firm, we specialize in the preparation of H-1B visas for specialty occupations, and have successfully prepared applications for jobs in the STEM fields (such as science, technology, engineering, and math), and other fields that require a Bachelor’s Degree or higher, such as business, logistics, blockchain development, and aerospace. Join immigration attorneys Jennifer Grady, Esq. and Jonathan Durket, Esq. to learn the following: What are the requirements for the H-1B visa? What are the employer's responsibilities and costs? How does the lottery work, and what are the chances your application will be selected? What is a Request for Evidence, and how can you successfully respond to one? When can the employee commence working for the company? How long is the period of stay? Can the employee's spouses come to the US and work here? How does the "cap gap" work for workers on OPT? When and how can you apply for a Green Card? How can a worker transfer from one employer to another on the H-1B? You will learn the answers to these questions and more during our interactive webinar.

Hear from immigration attorney, Jennifer Grady, Esq. about her experience and recommendations for preparing a winning H-2B application. The Grady Firm attorneys have successfully helped employers in the hotel, ski resort, landscaping, forestry, restaurant, winery, and trucking industries bring workers from abroad to supplement their staff on a seasonal or full-time basis since 2018. In addition, Guest Speaker Wilfredo Reyes, Senior Consultant with USAID, discusses the H-2B program resources from El Salvador, as well as the Supplemental Visa cap for the Northern Triangle countries. He discusses the how USAID provides free recruitment services to US employers under the Northern Triangle Exception, which allows for supplemental visas once the annual cap limit is reached. USAID meets with and vets thousands of Salvadoran workers, sends qualified candidates to the US employer, and assists with fast-track consular processing and transportation of the workers to the US. What is the H-2B Visa? The H-2B program permits employers to temporarily hire non-citizens to perform non-agricultural labor or services in the United States. The employment must be of a temporary nature, such as a one-time occurrence, seasonal need, or intermittent need. Employers seeking H-2B workers must take a series of steps to test the U.S. labor market. They must also certify in their petitions that there are not enough U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available to perform the temporary work for which they seek a prospective foreign worker. In addition, employers must certify that employing H-2B workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers. The H-2B visa program requires a multi-step process with the Department of Labor, USCIS, and foreign consulates to obtain permission to bring foreign workers to the US for a specific time period. Time is of the essence, as we will be filing the first stage of our applications in early October for an April 1, 2024 worker start date. In the meantime, read our H-2B page on our website for all industries, or our trucking industry page. Download our general H-2B information guide, or our trucking industry guide. https://www.gradyfirm.com/h-2b-visa-program-for-temporary-workers Please share this information with your colleagues who could benefit from extra workers next spring and summer.

Learn how US employers can sponsor foreign workers for seasonal and temporary work in the agricultural industries.

Jennifer Grady, Esq., founding partner at The Grady Firm, P.C., joins The Big League Recruiting Podcast to chat about Scaling An Internationally Functioning Law Firm. Jennifer shares actionable steps and tips for entrepreneurs and small businesses to consider when recruiting, hiring, and managing employees. On this episode, Jennifer discusses: • How to navigate the growth process of an internationally functioning law firm helping people around the globe. • Transitions The Grady Firm, P.C. has had to make during the pandemic. • Hiring and recruitment contracts, and what you should be looking out for when partnering with a recruitment firm. • Onboarding and hiring international employees, including the do’ & don'ts that can help companies potentially save millions down the road. • Other topics surrounding hiring and layoffs. Have additional questions? Schedule a consultation with our experienced attorneys at https://www.gradyfirm.com/schedule. At The Grady Firm, P.C., we help protect the American Dream for individuals and business owners in the areas of business, contracts, employment, and immigration law. We are outside counsel for expanding companies looking to hire and retain talent from the US and abroad. We serve clients remotely from around the world. Our attorneys are licensed to practice immigration law in all 50 states, and employment law in California. Schedule your free 15-minute consultation today by calling +1 949-798-6298. Follow us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGradyFirm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegradyfirm/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-grady-firm/about/ #podcast #entrepreneur #employmentlawyer #immigrationlawyer #lawyer #attorney #howtobuildabusiness #smallbusiness #scaleyourbusiness #internationallawfirm #lawfirm

The U.S. trucker shortage is expected to more than double over the next decade as the industry struggles to replace aging drivers and recruit more women. What if there was another way to fill this shortage by recruiting drivers from abroad? What if you could sponsor family members for a visa or Green Card to be a driver for your business? Join immigration attorneys Jennifer Grady and Anthony Mance to learn more about the H-2B visa program for temporary workers, and the EB-3 Green Card to sponsor foreign workers. These visas apply to workers in other industries as well, so join us to learn about the process and benefits from working with foreign talent when there are worker shortages. Learn more immigration options on The Grady Firm website here: https://www.gradyfirm.com/immigration. To find out of these immigration options are right for you or your business, schedule a complimentary consultation with us here: https://www.gradyfirm.com/schedule

For entertainment industry professionals: Are you getting paid overtime? Are you taking meal and rest breaks? Are you worried that something's not right with your employment contract? For production companies: have you properly classified your workers? Are you aware of the incredibly high fines and penalties that you can incur for misclassifying workers? Find out how to navigate the independent contractor law in California (AB5) that has been so controversial that it spawned California Prop 22 and has disrupted many industries. Hear from employment lawyer, Jennifer Grady, Esq., and entertainment industry podcaster, Nancy Fulton, about how to navigate this complex law so that you are compliant with the law, and doing the right thing! Find out whether you or your workers should be classified as an independent contractor or employee by booking a FREE consultation with The Grady Firm here: https://www.gradyfirm.com/schedule Learn more about AB5 on our resources page: https://www.gradyfirm.com/abc-of-ab5

International Students Must Take In-Person Classes Starting This Fall or Immediately Depart the US Under New ICE Order As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in many parts of the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that international students studying in the United States pursuant to an F-1 Student Visa must take most of their classes in person or depart the country. In a sudden reversal to previous policy which permitted international students to participate in virtual classes as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, ICE’s new guidance will force international students to take most, if not all classes in-person. If an international student is facing a situation in which his or her school is not offering in-person classes, ICE suggests changing to a school that does permit in-person classes. If the student is unable to take in-person classes, they must depart the United States immediately. Several universities have filed lawsuits to stop this change before the July 15, 2020 deadline for schools to announce whether they will provide classes in person, online, or a hybrid method. This change can have major consequences for students who may be required to depart the US if their school changes to online-only classes. Find out what you can do and how to formulated your Plan A and Plan B based on how litigation proceeds by July 14. Read more in our blog article here: https://bit.ly/3gMbTW3 Book a free consultation or 30-Minute Discovery Session with The Grady Firm here: https://lnkd.in/gtSjYVt or call 949-798-6298. How has this order affected you or someone you know? Comment below and share with your friends. Read more on our COVID-19 resources page: https://www.gradyfirm.com/coronavirus-employment-law

On Monday June 22, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the issuance of visas in certain nonimmigrant (temporary) worker categories through the end of the calendar year 2020, extended an existing temporary ban on certain permanent visa categories through the end of the year, and ordered government agencies to investigate possible further work visa restrictions. The Order, which took effect immediately, covers H-1B Specialty Occupation workers, H-2B Seasonal workers, L-1A Multinational Executives and Managers, L-1B Multinational Specialized Employees, and J-1 Exchange Visitors. The Order also applies to the visas normally issued to the dependents of the impacted classifications. Also, in addition to temporarily suspending temporary work visas, the Order extends the President’s existing suspension on certain Immigrant (permanent) visa categories until the end of the year. All restrictions listed in the Order could potentially be extended past December 31, 2020 if the Trump Administration can demonstrate a continued need for the restrictions. Find out how this impacts these visa holders, and alternative options for people interested in coming to the US. Read our blog article here: https://bit.ly/302bBUt Book a free consultation or 30-Minute Discovery Session with The Grady Firm here: https://www.gradyfirm.com/schedule or call 949-798-6298. How has this order affected you or someone you know? Comment below and share with your friends. View our COVID-19 resources here: https://www.gradyfirm.com/coronavirus-employment-law