{"id":9012,"date":"2019-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/ray-lahoud-to-speak-at-2019-lehigh-valley-business-hr-symposium\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T07:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T07:11:50","slug":"ray-lahoud-to-speak-at-2019-lehigh-valley-business-hr-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/news\/ray-lahoud-to-speak-at-2019-lehigh-valley-business-hr-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Lahoud to Speak at 2019 Lehigh Valley Business HR Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/attorney_profiles\/raymond-g-lahoud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raymond G. Lahoud<\/a>, a Member of law firm, <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norris McLaughlin, P.A.<\/a>, and Chair of its <a href=\"\/practice-areas\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immigration Law Practice Group<\/a>, will present \u201cIs Your Business Struggling with Immigration Compliance?\u201d at the 2019 <em>Lehigh Valley Business<\/em> HR Symposium on Wednesday, September 25.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About the Presentation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The firm is a proud presenting sponsor of the event, to be held 8:00 \u2013 10:30 a.m., at ArtsQuest at SteelSacks in Bethlehem. Lahoud will discuss how critical it is for local businesses to be prepared, as immigration enforcement is om the rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmployers must be reminded that immigration compliance is now a critical component in the management of all businesses, regardless of size or industry, including taking preventive measures on a continual basis. I feel it is my responsibility as an employment immigration compliance attorney to get in front of as many business owners and HR professionals as possible to really urge the importance of this legal immigration issue,\u201d said Lahoud.<\/p>\n<p>Panel discussions will also address company culture, overtime law, and other topics of interest to the Greater Lehigh Valley business community. For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/lvb.com\/event\/hr-symposium-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Ray Lahoud<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lahoud focuses his practice exclusively on immigration law and deportation defense for individuals, families, small to large domestic and multinational businesses and corporations, employers, international employees, investors, students, professors, researchers, skilled professionals, athletes, and entertainers, in every type of immigration or deportation defense matter\u2014whether domestic or foreign.\u00a0His immigration practice is broad, ranging from areas of corporate and employment immigration and related compliance to immigration litigation before agencies and courts across the United States, for corporations and individuals alike.<\/p>\n<p>Lahoud\u2019s experience includes immigrant and non-immigrant visas, visa overstays, immigrants who entered without inspection or authorization, EB-5 investor visas (serving investors, regional centers, and project developers), citizenship and naturalization claims, deportation and removal litigation at the immigration court and all appellate levels, E Visas, E-3 Visas, H-1B Visas, H-2B Visas, L Visas, O Visas, P Visas, Q Visas, R Visas, TN Visas, Exceptional Ability Immigrant Visas, Extraordinary Ability Immigrant Visas, Physician and Nursing Visas, K-1 Visas, K-3 Visas, Multinational Manager\/Executive Immigrant Visas, Outstanding Professor\/Researcher Immigrant Visas, PERM Labor Certification, Family Petitions, Adjustment of Status, Marriage Petitions, Asylum, VAWA applications, and Immigration Waivers, such as the Visa Waiver Program, National Interest Waivers, Hardship Waivers, and J Waivers.<\/p>\n<p>Lahoud received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2009 and his B.A., English,\u00a0<em>summa cum laude,<\/em>\u00a0from Lehigh University in 2006.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Norris McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Norris McLaughlin&#8217;s immigration practice is broad in scope, with extensive national and global capabilities, to serve individuals and families; small, mid-size, and large businesses; national and international corporations; non-profits, hospitals, universities, colleges, and research institutions; manufacturers, importers, exporters, investors, and others, to allow for ease in clients\u2019 global mobility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/practice-areas\/labor-employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Norris McLaughlin labor and employment attorneys<\/a> counsel private and public sector clients on a wide range of issues, including workforce counseling; labor and employee relations; corporate and workforce compliance; review and updating employment policies and procedures; employment litigation; unfair competition and trade secrets; privacy and e-discovery issues; <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Employee-Training-One-Pager-FINAL-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-23097 noreferrer\">employment training<\/a>; employee benefits and tax issues; wage and hour compliance; immigration; and government contracts.<\/p>\n<section>Norris McLaughlin is a full service, mid-sized regional law firm of 130+ attorneys with main offices located in Bridgewater, NJ; New York, NY; and Allentown, PA. For more information, including a full practice area listing and attorney biographies, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.norrismclaughlin.com<\/a>.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raymond G. Lahoud, a Member of law firm, Norris McLaughlin, P.A., and Chair of its Immigration Law Practice Group, will present \u201cIs Your Business Struggling with Immigration Compliance?\u201d at the 2019 Lehigh Valley Business HR Symposium on Wednesday, September 25. 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