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Karen M. Kett

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Karen Kett represents companies on immigration and regulatory compliance issues. She advises clients on all types of temporary work visas including H-1B, L-1, E, and TN.

In addition, Karen provides short-term and long-term planning and assists with employer-sponsored permanent resident (“green card”) applications. Karen helps engineering, technology, manufacturing, automotive, financial, health care, and other industries maintain their workforce. She provides Form I-9 advice and assists with internal and government audits. Karen works to make the complex immigration process clear and efficient.

Education

J.D., cum laude, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 2005
B.A., Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1997

Memberships

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Michigan & National Sections

State Bar Licenses

Michigan, District of Columbia

Court Admissions

U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Michigan

Presentations

  • “I-9 and E-Verify: Everything You Need to Know,” American Society of Employers, August 2021
  • “Staffing Companies and US Immigration: I-9s for Offsite Workers, H-1B Sponsorship, and Other Challenges,” Clark Hill Webinar, November 10, 2015.
  • “Are you ready for an I-9 Audit or ICE Raid?,” Associated General Contractors of Michigan, July 2015.
  • “Effects of Immigration on Business,” Michigan Association of CPAs, Management Information & Business Show, Novi, MI, June 24, 2015.
  • “Crushing the Hard LCA Problems into a Pretty Volcanic Sand,” AILA Mid-Year Conference, Maui, Hawaii, January 2015.
  • “Hiring: What You Need to Know About Employment Applications, Interviewing & Vetting Candidates and I-9 Compliance,” Clark Hill Webinar, December 2012
  • “Are You Ready for an I-9 Audit or an ICE Raid? I-9 Compliance in 2013,” Clark Hill PLC Annual Employment Conference 2013.
  • “How to Survive an I-9 Audit/Raid,” Clark Hill Annual Employment Conference, May 2012.
  • “I-9 and E-Verify Update,” Clark Hill PLC Annual Employment Conference, April 2009 and May 2010.

Representative Experience

  • Represents corporate clients in various industries on all types of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications and petitions, providing extensive planning and guidance throughout the immigration process.
  • Represents staffing, engineering, and information technology companies in H-1B compliance, responses to Requests for Evidence (RFEs), specialized knowledge, and employer/employee relationship issues.
  • Leads targeted corporate compliance audits of I-9 processes and procedures as well as visa-specific retention policies for corporate clients throughout the United States including pre and post-audit compliance training; new or revised policy implementation; and on-going compliance counseling.
  • Represents employers in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Form I-9 audits and investigations from initial inspection through the negotiation of reduced fines.

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