Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Champion’s Run Country Club
13800 Eagle Run Dr, Omaha

Registration & networking: 11:00AM
Lunch / HRAM announcements: 11:30AM
Keynote (12:00 – 1:00pm)

KEYNOTE Speaker: Amy Peck, Jackson Lewis
“Current Work Visa Options for Businesses: Challenges and Opportunities”

Hardly a day goes by without immigration being in the news. Legal immigration is getting tougher in this climate even though businesses are finding it difficult to find workers. This session will discuss the work visa options for businesses for both skilled and unskilled positions and the risks and benefits for businesses who sponsor visa applicants. We will discuss how individuals are sponsored for permanent residency and who is not qualified for this strategy. This will be a non-political, educational look on the importance of a diverse workforce and the various work authorizations that impact businesses.

Part Two of Keynote (1:15 – 2:30pm)
Speaker: Cristián Doña-Reveco, Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Omaha

“International Migration: From the Global to the Local”

The topic will focus on:

The Immigrant’s Void (Bruno Catalano)
The “Migration Paradox”
Global Migration Today
The Rights of Migrants
What constitutes a crisis? Forced vs. Voluntary Migration
Current trends of US-bound migration
Migration in Nebraska: Continuity and change
Conclusions: Migration and the future

Objectives:

To provide a broad understanding of the trends and characteristics of migration as a global phenomena.
To discuss the notion of migration as a human right.
To put into context the idea of “crisis” as related to international migration.
To explore past and current trends of migration to the US and Nebraska.
To propose the notion of the relevance of migration for the future of the United States.

This Program has been pre-approved for 2.0 PDCs from SHRM’s Professional Development Certification and 2.0 hours of HR recertification credit from HR Certification Institute®.

Thank you to our sponsors: Signature Performance, Bald Eagle Insurance and iSolved.

Please register online at http://www.hram.org/events/events-calendar/sept-program-2018/.
For any questions or concerns please contact Erin Crouch at ecrouch@hram.org.