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As co-leader of the firm’s Immigration group, Amy Peck plays a pivotal role in ensuring the group’s attorneys—and the firm—achieve optimal success for employers on any immigration matter. She believes strongly in Jackson Lewis’ collegial culture and sets the tone for a work environment that expects, encourages, and celebrates collaboration among not just the practice group, but others across the firm as well.

Amy loves to dive into complex immigration and compliance issues in the workplace, especially those that intersect employment and immigration law. She approaches client service with the understanding that businesses need practical advice that take a 360-degree view. Amy is especially effective when confronted with a difficult and unique problem to solve for a client. In today’s regulatory environment, Amy is aware that every fact has an impact, and a proactive approach is the best protection.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed notifying employers of social security number mismatches of employees. The No-Match or “Request for Employer Information” letter states that the information reported on an individual’s W-2 or W-2c form do not match the Agency’s records. On receiving a No-Match letter, the SSA requests the employer do the following:

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E-Verify: the Good, the Bad, and the Unresolved

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently released an independent report of the E-Verify system, highlighting the successes, failures, and remaining challenges that face employers face today.

The Good

USCIS reduced the Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs or mismatches) from 8% between June 2004 and March

Despite a marked decrease in H-1B petitions filed to date, USCIS is making little effort to adjudicate its current caseload of H-1B petitions in a timely fashion. The USCIS’s stated processing times for H-1B’s are more than two months off the actual processing times, which are approaching five months and increasing.

The effect of the