08 Aug
Member News

Data Confirms Significant Uptick in H-1B and L-1 RFEs and Denials

By Melissa Manna  (Raleigh) | Ogletree Deakins The rate of requests for evidence (RFEs) and denials issued for H-1B and L-1 petitions by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is up considerably, according to a new report by the National Foundation for American Policy. The findings, which are based on data released by USCIS, corroborate what many employers had already suspected—that it is getting harder to secure work authorization for foreign nationals, even those that are highly-skilled. The report suggests that the increased scrutiny on...

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07 Aug
Member News

7 Steps to a Successful Backdoor Reference Check

By Danny Boice | Trustify  When you ask a candidate for references, the smart candidate will give you the contact information to former co-workers and managers who have seen them at their best, who have favorable opinions of them. Unfortunately, this does not provide the complete picture. Backdoor reference checks avoid this situation because you are contacting individuals that weren't listed. These could be former co-workers, managers, and clients who worked with the candidate and can share their experience. This shows what a person...

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06 Aug
Chapter News, Financing for Development/UN SDG's

Investment Plan for Europe Update

The European Fund for Strategic Investments #EFSI has mobilised €335 billion in additional investment across the EU since July 2015. It has supported at least 750,000 jobs in the EU.     More results here.   EFSI in the Research, Development and Innovation sector Sustained investment is required to turn research and development into innovation. Investing in research is a priority for the EU and the Investment Plan for Europe has been instrumental in supporting research-related projects across Europe. On average, around a quarter of Investment Plan...

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06 Aug
Chapter News

EACC Insights: Country Spotlight: Portugal

Brief Description of Country: Portugal is one of the oldest countries in the world and was firstly recognized as an independent kingdom in 1143. It is has a prime geostrategic location between Europe, Americas and Africa, on the southern west coast of Europe, inside the Iberian Peninsula. It borders with Spain on the north and east, and with the Atlantic Ocean in the west and south. Besides the continental part in Europe, the Portuguese territory also incorporates the archipelagos of Madeira...

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06 Aug
Member News

EACC Insights: The Hard Case for Soft Skills: A staff with cultural intelligence is good for business

By Mark Overmann, Vice President of External Affairs, InterExchange Years ago, as an English teacher in China, I regularly failed due to cultural difference. I had no training in the Chinese culture or classroom, so I used what I did have: my own culture. The lessons I planned and the methods I used seemed right to me. But they bombed with my students. Eventually I adjusted, but it took trial and error, and it took time. My teaching career isn’t the...

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06 Aug
Member News

EACC Insights: Scaling The “Invisible Wall”: Considerations for U.S. and Foreign Employers Navigating the U.S. Visa Landscape in the Wake of the “Buy American, Hire American” Executive Order

by Dana DiRaimondo and Sara Schroeder, D & S Boutique Business Immigration On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed the “Buy American and Hire American” (BAHA) Executive Order with the intention of making changes to the U.S. visa program to “protect the jobs of American workers. On its face, BAHA called for various government agencies to review existing regulations and policies, suggest reforms to the H-1B visa system, and propose new rules and guidance to combat visa fraud and abuse. The...

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06 Aug
Member News

EACC Insights: A Rejection of Globalization: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Regulations in the European Union, the United States and Switzerland

by Johanna Collins-Wood, Associate, Pepper Hamilton Globalization is no longer sexy. Brexit, the election of nationalist leaders across both Europe and the United States, and Russia’s resurrection have clearly proven that in today’s world, countries are back to focusing on themselves. The disparate approaches to regulating blockchain and cryptocurrency technology taken by the European Union (EU), Switzerland and the United States (US) all seek to promote their own bloc’s needs and views on technology, rather than to promote a global...

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06 Aug
Chapter News

EACC Insights: Global Shock

by Maurice Marchand-Tonel, Honorary Chairman, EACC Paris “Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength” (Donald Trump) “No nation was ever ruined by trade” (Benjamin Franklin) In the current debate on President Trump’s view of his “America First” mantra, “international trade” and “globalization” seem to be treated as one and the same thing. True, the two are obviously interconnected: the Tea Party and the ensuing War of Independence were indeed all about free trade within a global system (the tea and sugar...

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06 Aug
Member News

EACC Insights: Cities as Drivers Of Prosperity: What’s Behind the Success of Urban Centers

by Scott Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer, World Trade Centers Association It is no secret that cities are drivers of economic prosperity. As national governments and policy makers seem engaged in an ever-shifting tug-of-war, urban centers have found a way to create wealth and opportunity for their people in a way that larger governing bodies just haven’t mastered. But even among them, some cities seem to prevail where others continue to struggle. When we partnered with FP Analytics to craft and release...

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