HBS Adds Hank Pittman as Associate in Tifton Office
TIFTON, GA – July 31, 2019 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. welcomes Hank Pittman as an associate in its growing office in Tifton, Georgia. He specializes in transportation, education, government, general liability, agribusiness and food, and medica
Navigating the “New” NAFTA
HBS international business attorney John Parkerson attended an informative program this week, organized by Global Atlanta and the Government of Mexico to highlight “Georgia and Mexico: Navigating the New NAFTA.” By “New NAFTA,”
August 2019 Visa Bulletin – Significant Retrogression in numerous visas categories
Written by: Ashik Jahan, Esq. and Dorthea Hockel The U.S. Department of State has recently released the new Visa Bulletin for August 2019, which shows a substantial retrogression in family and employment based categories. The most noticeable cha
Court of Appeals defines how to calculate AWW for certain school employees
Written by: James G. Smith, Esq. In a decision published on June 24, 2019, the Claimant in question was a custodian for Ware County Board of Education for 10 years. He sustained a compensable right shoulder injury and was thereafter paid TTD ben
July 1, 2019 Amendments to Georgia Workers’ Compensation Law
By: Ann Bishop, Esq. Here is a copy of Senate Bill 135 which passed and was signed into law by Governor Kemp and which went into effect on Monday, July 1, 2019. The amendments made some changes to the office of Director Emeritus of the State B
Arkansas’s New Breach Reporting Requirements Go Into Effect This Month
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. Earlier this year, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1943, which amends the Personal Information Protection Act. It goes into effect on July 23, 2019. The new law expands the definition of ‘per