The Ingress/Egress Rule and the Recent Bonner-Hill v. Southland Waste Systems Case
The general rule is that an injury that occurs when an employee is traveling to or from work is not compensable because the injury does not arise out of or in the course of employment. Mayor & Aldermen of Savannah v. Stevens, 278 Ga. App. 1
Immigration Update
The latest update on Immigration The Immediate (and Not So Immediate) Impact of Obama’s Immigration Announcement ABCnews.com
HBS Hosted Chinese Business Delegation
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS), together with The University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, on November 10 hosted a fourteen person delegation representing chief executives of state-owned enterprises of China’s Shaanxi Provi
Adding Value to Companies’ International Strategic Choices.
HBS international attorney John Parkerson was guest lecturer on November 11, 2014 at Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business. He spoke to Professor Dr. John McIntyre’s “International Business Environment and Strategy
CAP-Subject H-1B Petitions for FY 2016 Will Be Accepted By USCIS as of Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Employers are encouraged to begin planning now for future H-1B hires, as cap-subject H-1B petitions will be accepted by USCIS as of Wednesday, April 1, 2015 for an employment start date of October 1, 2015, or later. Typically, individuals who ar
The National Visa Center Is No Longer Collecting Original Civil Documents
The National Visa Center (NVC), the U.S. Department of State agency responsible for pre-processing approved immigrant visas, has changed its policy on collecting originals of certain supporting documents. As of Nov. 12, 2014, the NVC will cease
The Form I-9 and False Representations of U.S. Citizenship
The Completion of the Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) is used by employers to verify a new hire’s identity and to establish that the worker is authorized to accept employment in the United States. A section of the Form I-9 asks
The Other Wyndham Hotel Case
Most of us are aware of the litigation between the FTC and Wyndham Hotels arising out of the data breaches experienced by Wyndham between 2008 and 2010, resulting in hackers stealing the personal information of over 600,000 customers. In a less
HBS to host Chinese Business Delegation
November 10, 2014 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS), together with The University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, will host a fourteen person delegation representing chief executives of state-owned enterprises of China’s
HBS Recognized as One of the Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers
Hall Booth Smith has been recognized as one of the “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in the 2015 ranking. Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence wi