Program Details
2026-09-17 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-17 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session examines the Supreme Court’s June 2026 decision in Blanche v. Lau and its direct implications for employers whose lawful permanent resident employees travel internationally. Attorneys will learn how to build a pre-travel screening protocol that identifies at-risk employees before departure, coordinates criminal defense and immigration counsel, and accounts for the expanded CBP biometric entry/exit program effective December 2025. Attendees will leave able to advise clients on the specific risk factors that now trigger heightened border scrutiny, the parole-versus-admission distinction that can disrupt work authorization, and the contingency planning steps that reduce employer exposure when an LPR employee’s reentry goes wrong.
Kate Kalmykov
Courtney Brooks 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session examines what employers must do — and must avoid — when a lawful permanent resident employee’s international travel results in a border parole, document confiscation, or prolonged absence under Blanche v. Lau. Attorneys will learn the I-9 rules governing temporary I-551 stamps, the anti-discrimination constraints that limit employer document requests, and how to build internal protocols for employment continuity when an LPR employee’s reentry goes wrong. Attendees leave with a working framework for reverification triggers, leave decisions, and voluntary criminal disclosure protocols in a post-Lau environment.
Kate KalmykovCourtney BrooksKate Kalmykov co-chairs the Global Immigration & Compliance Practice at Greenberg Traurig and works from the firm’s New York and New Jersey offices. She brings more than two decades of business immigration experience to employers of every size, advising on temporary and permanent residency options for executive, business, scientific, and information technology personnel, and on the global transfer of company staff. Clients turn to her for strategy in unusual fact patterns, for complex responses to Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny, and for appeals of denied cases. She also builds employer compliance programs covering Department of Labor filings such as H-1Bs and PERMs, along with I-9 employment eligibility verification — developing nationwide I-9 trainings and policy manuals for human resources teams, advising E-Verify employers, counseling on how to avoid immigration-related unfair employment practice claims, and limiting penalties in government audits. Much of her work is cross-border and coordinated with the firm’s labor, employment, tax, and benefits lawyers.
Courtney Brooks co-chairs the Immigration & Compliance Practice at Greenberg Traurig and practices from the firm’s Atlanta office. Her work spans U.S. business immigration, compliance, and enforcement actions, as well as global immigration. She represents large multinational corporations and small start-ups across the full range of employment-based categories — from permanent residence filings including PERM, national interest waivers, extraordinary ability and outstanding researcher petitions, and multinational manager petitions, through nonimmigrant classifications including H-1B, H-3, J-1, L-1A/B, O-1, and TN — with particular familiarity with the retail industry and the pressures it faces. A substantial share of her practice addresses I-9 employment verification, enforcement actions, and H-1B and LCA compliance, delivered proactively through onsite training, internal audits and reviews, and practices designed to reduce exposure before a government investigation begins.
Kate Kalmykov co-chairs the Global Immigration & Compliance Practice at Greenberg Traurig and works from the firm’s New York and New Jersey offices. She brings more than two decades of business immigration experience to employers of every size, advising on temporary and permanent residency options for executive, business, scientific, and information technology personnel, and on the global transfer of company staff. Clients turn to her for strategy in unusual fact patterns, for complex responses to Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny, and for appeals of denied cases. She also builds employer compliance programs covering Department of Labor filings such as H-1Bs and PERMs, along with I-9 employment eligibility verification — developing nationwide I-9 trainings and policy manuals for human resources teams, advising E-Verify employers, counseling on how to avoid immigration-related unfair employment practice claims, and limiting penalties in government audits. Much of her work is cross-border and coordinated with the firm’s labor, employment, tax, and benefits lawyers.
Courtney Brooks co-chairs the Immigration & Compliance Practice at Greenberg Traurig and practices from the firm’s Atlanta office. Her work spans U.S. business immigration, compliance, and enforcement actions, as well as global immigration. She represents large multinational corporations and small start-ups across the full range of employment-based categories — from permanent residence filings including PERM, national interest waivers, extraordinary ability and outstanding researcher petitions, and multinational manager petitions, through nonimmigrant classifications including H-1B, H-3, J-1, L-1A/B, O-1, and TN — with particular familiarity with the retail industry and the pressures it faces. A substantial share of her practice addresses I-9 employment verification, enforcement actions, and H-1B and LCA compliance, delivered proactively through onsite training, internal audits and reviews, and practices designed to reduce exposure before a government investigation begins.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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