Highlighting WR Immigration’s continued commitment to service the Bay Area’s thriving economy and diverse, visionary talent, immigration attorney Melissa Harms will join forces with the firm effective January 1, 2022.
Meanwhile in Boston, WR Immigration has appointed Amanda Brown and Miki Matrician to serve as co-managing partners of the firm’s Boston office, effective January 1, 2022.
WR Immigration is proud to be recognized as a certified online learning provider by the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM). Attending certain WR webinars makes you eligible to receive Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-CP® recertification activities. SHRM certification credential-holders maintain their status by engaging in professional development activities related to the behavioral competencies and HR knowledge areas identified in the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge (BASK) model. What are SHRM Professional Development Credits? The Society of Human Resources (SHRM) offers Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certifications. These certifications are often crucial for HR Managers and other Human Resources professionals to advance their careers and gain promotions. WR Immigration webinars provide clients with 1 Professional Development Credit for each accredited presentation they attend. If you are looking for professional credits to count towards your re-certification, we invite you to attend our webinar. Upcoming WR Immigration Webinars Register for the upcoming webinar Chatting with Charlie: Unpacking the May Visa Bulletin on April 19, 2023 and receive a SHRM PDC. Click here for additional webinars and registration details.
WR Immigration is honored to have been selected to present two groundbreaking programs at the Worldwide ERC’s Global Workforce Symposium (GWS) this October. Charina Garcia, WR Immigration’s Strategy and Innovation Partner, is slated to moderate a tech-forward discussion focusing on the relationship between mobility technologies, well-being, and human connection. The panelists will explore GM and immigration management technologies promising to break down digital barriers and build human relationship. The panelists will also provide insights on the importance of technologies designed with an eye for employee ease and convenience, an essential ingredient for platforms that hope to inspire strong communication and collaboration between users. In the second program, Melissa Harms, partner at WR’s San Francisco office, will moderate a discussion on the emergence of LGBTQ+ inclusive global mobility programs. This exciting panel brings together leaders in diversity, including Suzie Chapman of SIRVA, and will spotlight the spectrum of issues that LGBTQ+, transgender and gender diverse/fluid populations face in the global mobility context, including relocating internationally to locations that criminalize transgender or sexual preference diversity; the process and impact of changing name or gender markers on national identity documents; and traveling and screening procedures for transgender and gender diverse/fluid people. “We are […]
