WALKING THE HIGH WIRE WITHOUT A NET Р THE LAWYERХS ROLE IN THE LABOR CERTIFICATION PROCESS

by
Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta

We invite you to read this in-depth and multi-faceted article on the role of the lawyer in the complex labor certification process. It raises many legal, practical, ethical and policy questions concerning labor certification, especially in the context of layoffs and appealing a denial. Also, it addresses the lawyer’s ethical responsibility in balancing the competing interests between the employer and the employee client, and the lawyer’s duty of candor to the government when assisting in the preparation of such an application. This article first appeared in 11th Annual AILA New York Chapter Immigration Law Symposium 1 (AILA 2008). An expanded version appeared in 14 Bender’s Immigration Bulletin 169, February 1, 2009. It was recently published online in Immigration Daily, March 10, 2009. Please click on the link below to read the entire article.

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0310-endelman.shtm