PHONE CONFERENCE: WHAT DOES RETROGRESSION MEAN TO MY EMPLOYEES?
Hammond Law Group is pleased to announce that it will be holding two free telephone conferences which will discuss the impact of the retrogression. Non-HLG clients who wish to participate may participate for a charge of $199.

FIRST TELECONFERENCE - TUESDAY OCTOBER 12, 2004 3:00 PM ET / 12 NOON PT
How does retrogression impact Healthcare organizations such as hospitals, clinics, staffing companies and recruiting companies?
To register for this teleconference please email lms@hammondlawfirm.com

SECOND TELECONFERENCE - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2004 3:00 PM ET / 12 NOON PT
How does retrogression impact Business organizations such as Information Technology, Engineering, Financial, Manufacturing, Energy, Fashion, Research and Global Relocation companies?
Universities and NGOs with questions on retrogression ought to attend the second teleconference.
To register for this teleconference please email lms@hammondlawfirm.com

Also see: http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/09.16.2004healthcare_alert.htm

NCLEX PASS RATES
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has released statistics on the NCLEX examination for the first half of 2004. The statistics show two interesting points. First, the pass rate for internationally educated RN's is 44% compared to 81% for U.S. educated RN's. Second, 5,107 nurses from the Philippines have taken the NCLEX this year, representing the highest percentage of international test takers.
http://www.ncsbn.org/pdfs/NCLEX_fact_sheet.pdf

AILA OCCUPATIONAL GUIDEBOOK
HLG attorney Sherry Neal wrote an article in the recently published AILA Occupational Guidebook titled, "Immigration Options for Nurses and Allied Health Care Professionals".
www.aila.org

H-1 CAP REACHED
On Friday night, October 1, 2004, the CIS announced that it has enough H-1(b) cases in the pipeline to meet the FY 2005 H-1(b) quota. All cap-subject cases received after the end of the business day October 1 will be returned.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/10.04.2004alert.htm

FACTORS WHICH MAY IMPACT VALIDITY PERIOD OF IMMIGRANT VISA
HLG recently published a Special Practice Advisory outlining the factors that impact immigrant visa validity periods.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/08.23.2004healthcare_alert.htm

HLG TO ATTEND CGFNS SEMINAR AND HOST POST-SEMINAR RECEPTION
Are you attending the CGFNS Section 343 educational seminar, “Building International Bridges," which is being held in San Francisco? If so HLG will be hosting a post-seminar reception. Please contact jtl@hammondlawfirm.com for more information.
http://www.cgfns.org/cgfns/newsandevents/specialevents.html

GREENSPAN: MORE IMMIGRATION NEEDED
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently repeated his long-standing position that the US is going to need to increase levels of immigration if it seeks to maintain this economy’s current retirement benefits system.
http://www.globalaging.org/pension/us/socialsec/2004/greenspans.htm

HEALTH CARE SUMMIT
HLG’s Mike Hammond attended the 2004 Health Care Summit sponsored by the Hospital Council for Central and Northern California. Presenters included Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, and Ian Morrison, noted futurist and author.
http://www.mediadirect.com/hcncc04/agenda.html