Patricia Haim has been representing public and private employers in labor, employment and business immigration matters since 1984. She focuses her practice on employment advice and business immigration matters, offering advice on I-9 requirements and compliance, Social Security no-match issues, and the filing of  immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions. She also advises clients in a full range of employment issues that includes:

• Equal employment opportunity
• Wage and hour
• Hiring, performance management, and termination
• Background checks
• Policies, procedures, and handbooks
• Leaves
• Disability
• Reasonable accommodation

Patricia has specific experience with:

• Title VII
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Immigration Reform and Control Act
• The Immigration and Nationality Act
• The Oregon Family Medical Leave Act
• Oregon employment discrimination and wage and hour laws

Representing a broad spectrum of public and private employers, as well as individual business-immigration clients, Patricia has a roster of clients that includes:

• High tech companies
• Telecommunications
• The manufacturing industry
• Fine arts performing groups

Prior to working at Littler Mendelson, Patricia was a shareholder at another firm in Portland where she concentrated on advising and representing employers in all phases of employment, wage and hour, wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, labor and business immigration law matters. She also worked as a partner at another firm.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Board of Directors - Path of the Heart
• Former board member, Northwest EEO/Affirmative Action Association
• Former board member, Oregon Business Leadership Network
• Former chair, Committee on Balancing Career and Family, Disability Law Section - Oregon State Bar 
• Former chair, MCLE Board - Oregon State Bar