H-1B SEASON FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 BEGINS APRIL, 2, 2012
Monday April 2, 2012 marks the first day of the cap filing season for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 H-1B petitions. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin receiving H-1B petitions on that date. However, the ear
St.Patrick’s Day Fundraiser-Nashville
The Nashville office of Hall Booth Smith (HBS) recently held a community BBQ on March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and raise money for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, Hospital Hospitality House, and Hands on Nashville. Ove
Employee Blog Creates Employer Liability
A California Appeals Court confirms in Espinoza v. Orange County an employee’s disability harassment claim based in part on a co-employee’s off-work blog. Plaintiff filed a complaint against the county government defendant for discriminatio
PRIVATE BUSINESSES IN GEORGIA AND THE E-VERIFY REQUIREMENT
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act (IIREA) of 2011 (HB 87) was signed into law by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on May 13, 2011. Among other things, this Act requires private businesses in the state of Georgia with 11 or more em
EB-2 RETROGRESSION FOR INDIA & CHINA
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) expects the Employment Based Second Preference (EB-2) category for India and China (mainland) to retrogress to August 2007 by May or June of 2012. This news comes from Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Con
The Albany Herald Is ‘On the Job’ with Michael Meyer von Bremen
The Albany Herald runs a weekly “On the Job” with business people in the area. This week they ran a story on HBS’s own Michael Meyer von Bremen.
Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Enforced
In Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the West Virginia Supreme Court’s refusal to enforce a pre-dispute arbitration agreement governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) based upon a state public pol