Immigration Challenges & Impacts on the Life Sciences Workforce was presented by Kathleen Weron, attorney at Olgetree Deakins, and Amanda Mullane, shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., at the 2025 Mayer Brown Utah Life Sciences Summit in Salt Lake City on November 12, 2025.
Changes in immigration and visa policies, including H-1B work visas and ICE activities, can impact the life sciences workforce, requiring companies to adjust recruitment strategies to better navigate these shifts. It’s important for companies to understand how current law and policy changes affect roles, skill set needs, and labor costs, especially given the continued growth of Utah’s life sciences industry and the associated increase in demand for workers.
