Tomorrow, US immigration is beginning to accept applications for a specific type of visas called “E-2” from Israeli citizens. E-2s are based on reciprocal treaties. In anticipation of the new program, I’ve launched a new site (www.e2israel.com) and created an app to help determine eligibility for the visa. The E-2 visa is one of the most […]
Openers Dear Readers: When I used to tell people I was an immigration lawyer, I used to get responses like “I had a friend who went through that process and it was a pain” or “that must be really interesting work” or “it must be nice getting to help people.” Today it’s typically some kind […]
Law360 (March 1, 2019, 3:56 PM EST) — A North Carolina tree care company has agreed to pay $3 million to settle claims that it shorted its workers on overtime pay, in violation of federal and state labor laws. The workers on Thursday asked U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III to greenlight the agreement, […]
If your restaurant, bar, club or hotel employs tipped staff, this post is for you. Guest blogger and employment law guru Casey Duhart gives the lowdown on avoiding seriously expensive lawsuits for wage and hour violations. Casey asks: “Why are tipped employees bringing so many wage and hour lawsuits these days?” Casey’s answer is simple: […]
If Congress is unable to agree on a funding bill by December 21, 2018, several key Federal agencies will be forced to close. The potential shutdown could affect certain sponsored employees with pending immigration cases, as well as cases in the process of being filed. In the event of a shutdown, many government agencies involved […]
In August, the Massachusetts Legislature passed the long-awaited Noncompetition Agreement Act, which regulates noncompetition agreements in the private sector. The following summary provides an overview, in question-and-answer format, of the types of employment agreements covered by the Act, as well as its various legal requirements and limitations. What is the Noncompetition Agreement Act? It is […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Mark Peters of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP. Mark has joined IR as our exclusive Employment Law (Corporate) Member in US – Tennessee. A seasoned and creative problem‐solver, Mark Peters represents employers throughout the country in litigation and day‐to‐day advice and […]
Neota Logic, creators of the world’s leading platform to capture and automate expertise, announced today that leading immigration law firm, Siskind Susser, releases the beta version of their H-1B public access file generator application, built on Neota Logic. Through their no-code platform and commitment to client engagement, Neota liberates clients to quickly and efficiently build, […]
Dear Readers: Since the election of President Trump, we have known that the Administration was hostile to one of President Obama’s signature policy achievements – the introduction of work authorization for H-4 spouses of backlogged green card applicants. After two years, the Administration sent a proposed rule rescinding the H-4 work card to the Office […]
Dear Readers: As we embark on 2019, we are, as has become the norm, in the middle of immigration battles in Washington. The country just went through the longest government shutdown in our history, and the main issue in contention was a $5 billion down payment on a border wall. The President gave up that […]
Dear Readers: We end 2018 and as we head into the new year, a little reflection is always a good thing. We can be thankful for many things. Some may ask how an immigration lawyer can be positive when the environment is so tough. I don’t think it’s so hard. First, despite having the most […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Molly Glover of Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC. Molly has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Litigation Member in Tennessee. “THINKING FORWARD. BY TRADITION. For over 100 years, the lawyers of Burch, Porter & Johnson have approached the practice of law as a […]