Bruce Buchanan
Special Counsel
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Naomy Huaman
Professional & Community Affiliations
Member
Immigration Law and Labor & Employment Law sections
Tennessee Bar Association (TBA)
Member
Verification & Documentation Liaison Committee
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Member
The Associated General Contractors of America – Middle Tennessee
Recognition
Named, Best Lawyers in America
Tennessee
Employment Law - Management
2016-2025
News, Analysis & Press
What, If Any, Impact Does SEC v. Jarkesy Have on Immigration Compliance and Adjudication?
Insight
August 9, 2024
Littler Attorney Bruce Buchanan Publishes 2024 Edition of The I-9 and E-Verify Handbook
June 4, 2024
Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute Releases 2023 Labor Day Report
September 5, 2023
USCIS Announces Alternative Procedure for Completion of Form I-9 – Permanent Virtual Verification
ASAP
July 24, 2023
The NLRB’s 1st Half of 2023 Was Busy with Significant Decisions
Tennessee Bar Association
July 20, 2023
Littler’s Bruce Buchanan Reappointed to American Immigration Lawyer Association Committee
June 27, 2023
Employers Have 30 Days to Reach Compliance after I-9 COVID Flexibilities End on July 31, 2023
ASAP
May 19, 2023
Dear Littler: Can We Require Proof that Our Applicants Are Authorized to Remain in the United States Permanently or at Least for the Foreseeable Future?
Dear Littler
November 28, 2022
Employers Should Continue to Use Current Version of Form I-9 After Oct. 31, 2022
ASAP
October 17, 2022
Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute Releases 2022 Labor Day Report
September 6, 2022
Deadline for Updating Forms I-9 Involving Expired List B Document is July 31, 2022
ASAP
July 28, 2022
Littler Adds Attorney Bruce Buchanan in Nashville
July 18, 2022
Tennessee Lowers the Employee Threshold to 35 for Mandatory Use of E-Verify
TBA's Labor & Employment Law Newsletter
June 2022
USCIS Seeking Public Comment on Use of Permanent Remote I-9 Verification
TBA's Labor & Employment Law Newsletter
November 2021
SSA No-Match Letters Discontinued Again
TBA's Labor & Employment Law Newsletter
May 2021
ICE Announces Another 30-Day Extension to I-9 Virtual Verification
TBA's Labor & Employment Law Newsletter
July 2020
Books & Book Chapters
- I-9 and E-Verify Handbook, 2nd edition, co-author with Greg Siskind, Alan House Publishing, 2017
Speaking Engagements
The Presidential Elections and the Immigration Consequences
October 8, 2024
Immigration Compliance - Entering a New Age?
Greater Nashville Chapter, PayrollOrg
April 18, 2024
You “Audit” Know
AILA Webinar
March 12, 2024
Immigration Compliance - Virtual Verification of I-9 Documentation, New Form I-9, ICE Audits, Due Diligence and More
Georgia-Alabama AILA Chapter Conference
February 22, 2024
Immigration Compliance
December 7, 2023
What Employers Should Know: The New Alternative Procedure for I-9 Virtual Verification and the New I-9 Form
October 25, 2023
What Employers Should About the New Alternative Procedure – I-9 Virtual Verification Option and New I-9 Form
Associated General Contractors – Middle Tennessee Region
August 29, 2023
What Employers Should About the New Alternative Procedure – I-9 Virtual Verification Option and New I-9 Form
Tennessee Hospital Association, Brentwood, TN
August 25, 2023
What Employers Should Know About the New Form I-9 Permanent Virtual Verification Option
August 2, 2023
Form I-9 Notices of Inspection: What to Do When ICE Comes Knocking
American Immigration Lawyers Assoc. (AILA) Annual Conference; Orlando, FL
June 23, 2023
Answers to the Expat Riddle - How Do We Deal with the Employment of Non-US Expats in the US
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 11, 2023
Answers to the Expat Riddle – How Do We Deal with the Employment of Non-US Expats in the US?
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 11, 2023
New NLRB - 2022-2023 Decisions and Where are They Headed?
Tennessee Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Forum, Nashville, TN
April 5, 2023
McLaren Macomb and NLRB Cases for Non-Union Employers
Tennessee Senior Bankers Forum, Nashville, TN
March 30, 2023
Hot Topics in Immigration Compliance
AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter Conference; Atlanta, TN
March 17, 2023
Steps to Ensure I-9 and Immigration Compliance
February 14, 2023
I-9 Form - How to Achieve Immigration Compliance
January 11, 2023
How to Maintain Immigration Compliance
December 6, 2022
Current Issues in Worksite Enforcement
AILA Annual Conference, New York City
June 2022
DHS/ICE Audits – from Receipt of NOI to Litigating Fine before OCAHO
Georgia-Alabama Chapter of AILA Annual Conference
March 2022
E-Verify Changes and Challenges
AILA Employer Compliance and Worksite Enforcement Conference
December 2021
Biden Administration and Employer Immigration Compliance
TSWB/APA
August 2021
1st 100 Days under President Biden – Where are we Headed in Immigration Law?
TBA Immigration Law Section Forum
May 2021
Immigration and Employment Issues under Biden
Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Middle Tennessee, Nashville
February 2021
I-9 / Worksite Enforcement Current Trends
AILA Mid-South Fall Conference
October 2020
Why I-9 Compliance Should be a Priority
Greater Nashville Chapter of APA, Nashville
November 2019
ICE Audits/Raids of Employers – Is Your Business ICE’s Next Target?
AGC - Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, Chicago
October 2019
I-9 compliance Issues
AILA Mid-South Fall Conference, Chattanooga
October 2019
IER Investigations in the Era of BAHA
AILA Employer Compliance and Worksite Enforcement Conference, Park City, UT
September 2019
Education
- J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1982
- B.S., Florida State University, 1979magna cum laude
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia