A Vital Training for Home-Based Healthcare Agencies
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] is a federal agency responsible for enforcing immigration laws, including conducting workplace enforcement actions such as raids and audits. These actions can be unexpected and unannounced, and home-based healthcare agencies must be prepared to respond appropriately while protecting their employees and ensuring compliance with the law.
Join our essential webinar to learn how to protect your agency, your employees and your patients in the event of an ICE enforcement action.
What You'll Learn:
- How to respond to an ICE Raid - Best practices for handling on-site enforcement actions.
- Judicial vs. Administrative Warrants - Key differences and how they impact your agency
- Understanding ICE Operations - What to expect and how these raids typically unfold
- Creating a Response Plan - How to develop a clear, legally sound strategy before ICE arrives
Featured Speakers
Kurt R. Erskine
Government Investigations Chair
Former U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine is an experienced litigator who relies on his decades of experience with the Department of Justice to help health care providers, corporations, organizations and individuals navigate complex government investigations and high-stakes civil and criminal litigation. Kurt has successfully tried dozens of federal jury trials to verdict and handled hundreds of cases during his federal career.
Kurt focuses his practice on internal and government investigations, white-collar defense and complex litigation with an emphasis on health care litigation, False Claims Act defense and crypto/blockchain technology related investigations. He represents corporations, organizations and individuals in civil and criminal lawsuits and investigations involving allegations of financial, health care and tax fraud, public corruption, securities fraud as well as cases involving the False Claims Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
With over 20 years of experience as a federal prosecutor, Kurt served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, overseeing all federal criminal prosecutions and federal government civil litigation in his district. As the U.S. Attorney, he led a staff of over 100 criminal and civil prosecutors, a professional staff of over 130, partnered with approximately 300 law enforcement agencies and was responsible for one of the largest districts in the United States.
During his tenure with the Department of Justice, Kurt served in a variety of leadership positions, including as the First Assistant United States Attorney, the Chief of the Public Integrity and Special Matters Section and the Health Care Fraud Coordinator. In these roles, he prosecuted some of the most sensitive and high-profile matters in the district, including cases involving allegations of complex financial, tax and health care fraud and kickbacks, public corruption, money laundering, controlled substance diversion and national security. These cases often involved the use of crypto currency and other forms of blockchain-related digital assets as a form of payment for criminal transactions.
Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Kurt was in private practice and focused his work on health care litigation and health care compliance.
Jeffrey S. Bell
Immigration & Global Mobility Chair
Jeffrey Bell is an innovative and creative problem solver. In the ever-changing world of immigration law, clients appreciate his ability to see the big picture as he crafts practical strategies to handle complex immigration issues. With almost 30 years of experience, Jeff maintains not only a thorough understanding of immigration law and practice, but also of how immigration issues can impact clients’ businesses. Jeff partners with United States and international companies in developing immigration strategic plans for the hiring and retention of foreign national employees, assists companies in securing work visas and permanent status for key employees, and helps companies comply with the immigration laws and requirements covering employees.
Jeff has significant experience in:
• Advising and assisting national and regional health care organizations on immigration visa and compliance issues
• Assisting multinational companies with the inbound and outbound transfer of key personnel
• Helping United States companies secure working visas and permanent status for professional and other key employees
• Representing foreign investors in seeking immigration benefits through the establishment of businesses in the United States
Registration
Member - $50
Non-member - $75
