Bruce Buchanan

bbuchanan@littler.com
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Bruce E. Buchanan counsels employers on immigration compliance issues, conducts internal I-9 audits, represents employers in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) inspections and audits, Immigrant and Employee Rights (IER)/Department of Justice investigations, E-Verify issues, and employment-based visas. Also, Bruce practices labor law where he represents employers before National Labor Relations Board and U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division and in collective bargaining. Before focusing on immigration, Bruce served as senior trial specialist for the NLRB for 20 years, counseled clients on union-filed representation petitions, represented employers in collective bargaining, and advised on wage and hour and Family and Medical Leave Act matters.

In addition to his legal practice, Bruce regularly writes and speaks on immigration compliance and labor law issues for employers and served as Adjunct Professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law for 10+ years. Among his many publications, Bruce co-authored the book, I-9 and E-Verify Handbook, 2017 and 2024 editions, and was an editor of the Employer Sanctions of Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, 2024 edition. He was a longtime member of the Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Bruce has extensive experience representing companies in the following industries:

  • Manufacturing
  • Restaurants/Hospitality
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Staffing
  • Construction
  • Food processing

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Hiring of Foreign Nationals for Nursing-Related Positions and the New E-Verify+

  • September 19, 2024
  • Tennessee Hospital Association

Latest Developments in Immigration Compliance

  • August 8, 2024
  • Tennessee Annual Conference, PayrollOrg

Anti-discrimination Issues in Sponsorship Decisions, ITAR, and Verification – I-9s and E-Verify

  • June 12, 2024
  • American Immigration Lawyers Assoc. (AILA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

Immigration Compliance - Entering a New Age?

  • April 18, 2024
  • Greater Nashville Chapter, PayrollOrg

You “Audit” Know

  • March 12, 2024
  • AILA Webinar

Immigration Compliance - Virtual Verification of I-9 Documentation, New Form I-9, ICE Audits, Due Diligence and More

  • February 22, 2024
  • Georgia-Alabama AILA Chapter Conference

What Employers Should About the New Alternative Procedure – I-9 Virtual Verification Option and New I-9 Form

  • August 29, 2023
  • Associated General Contractors – Middle Tennessee Region

What Employers Should About the New Alternative Procedure – I-9 Virtual Verification Option and New I-9 Form

  • August 25, 2023
  • Tennessee Hospital Association, Brentwood, TN

Form I-9 Notices of Inspection: What to Do When ICE Comes Knocking

  • June 23, 2023
  • American Immigration Lawyers Assoc. (AILA) Annual Conference; Orlando, FL

Answers to the Expat Riddle - How Do We Deal with the Employment of Non-US Expats in the US

  • May 11, 2023
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Answers to the Expat Riddle – How Do We Deal with the Employment of Non-US Expats in the US?

  • May 11, 2023
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

New NLRB - 2022-2023 Decisions and Where are They Headed?

  • April 5, 2023
  • Tennessee Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Forum, Nashville, TN

McLaren Macomb and NLRB Cases for Non-Union Employers

  • March 30, 2023
  • Tennessee Senior Bankers Forum, Nashville, TN

Hot Topics in Immigration Compliance

  • March 17, 2023
  • AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter Conference; Atlanta, TN

Current Issues in Worksite Enforcement

  • June 2022
  • AILA Annual Conference, New York City

DHS/ICE Audits – from Receipt of NOI to Litigating Fine before OCAHO

  • March 2022
  • Georgia-Alabama Chapter of AILA Annual Conference

E-Verify Changes and Challenges

  • December 2021
  • AILA Employer Compliance and Worksite Enforcement Conference

Biden Administration and Employer Immigration Compliance

  • August 2021
  • TSWB/APA

1st 100 Days under President Biden – Where are we Headed in Immigration Law?

  • May 2021
  • TBA Immigration Law Section Forum

Immigration and Employment Issues under Biden

  • February 2021
  • Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Middle Tennessee, Nashville

I-9 / Worksite Enforcement Current Trends

  • October 2020
  • AILA Mid-South Fall Conference

Why I-9 Compliance Should be a Priority

  • November 2019
  • Greater Nashville Chapter of APA, Nashville

ICE Audits/Raids of Employers – Is Your Business ICE’s Next Target?

  • October 2019
  • AGC - Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, Chicago

I-9 compliance Issues

  • October 2019
  • AILA Mid-South Fall Conference, Chattanooga

IER Investigations in the Era of BAHA

  • September 2019
  • AILA Employer Compliance and Worksite Enforcement Conference, Park City, UT

Additional Thought Leadership

Tennessee Lowers the Employee Threshold to 35 for Mandatory Use of E-Verify

  • June 2022
  • TBA's Labor & Employment Law Newsletter

USCIS Seeking Public Comment on Use of Permanent Remote I-9 Verification

  • November 2021
  • TBA's Labor & Employment Law Newsletter

SSA No-Match Letters Discontinued Again

  • May 2021
  • TBA's Labor & Employment Law Newsletter

ICE Announces Another 30-Day Extension to I-9 Virtual Verification

  • July 2020
  • TBA's Labor & Employment Law Newsletter

Books & Book Chapters

  • I-9 and E-Verify Handbook
  • co-author with Greg Siskind, Alan House Publishing
  • 2017 and 2024
  • Kurzban’s Immigration Law Source Book
  • editor of Chapter on Employer Sanctions
  • 2024-2025 edition

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