NLRB Returns to Employer-Friendly Approach in its Independent Contractor Analysis
Written by: Allison Averbuch, Esq. In January, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., walked back Obama-era collective-bargaining decisions. Overruling NLRB precedent established during the Obama administration, th
Immigration Updates
Ashik Jahan, Esq. USCIS resumes premium processing for H1B petitions. https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-resumes-premium-processing-h-1b-petitions-filed-or-dec-21-2018 Trump administration pushes forward with plans to end EAD for H4
10TH CIRCUIT CONTINUES THE EROSION OF CGL BUSINESS RISK EXCLUSIONS
Written by: C. Michael Johnson, Esq. The 10th Circuit, just added its authority to a judicial trend of very narrowly construing key business risk exclusions in the CGL Policy: Exclusions j (5) & (6). MTI, Inc., v. Employers Ins. Co, Of Wausa
False Eyelashes Catch Our Attention in More Ways Than One
Written by: John Parkerson, Esq. Note the interesting recent “reminder” about the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) enforcement of laws prohibiting doing business with certain countries, entities and persons: ht
UTMA Custodial Accounts: Transferring a UTMA Account to a Trust
The Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA or the Act) of each state provides for the management, use, and disposition of property gifted or otherwise transferred to a minor
I.P. Counterfeiting: Protection from Counterfeiting in an Increasingly Online World
Written by: Reid Morelli, Esq. and Andrew Bayudan Counterfeiting continues to remain one of most dangerous threats to I.P. owners – cutting into owners’ profits and injuring reputations. Counterfeit products bear the insignia of a tradem
Immigrants Feel Pain as Government Shutdown Creates Delays, Backlogs
Written by: Ashik Jahan, Esq. Thousands of immigrants and their families face uncertainty and lengthy delays in hearings before immigration judges as the longest U.S. government shutdown in history causes massive backlogs in immigration courts a
Music Modernization Act Blog Post
Written by: Karl Braun, Esq. As a brief introduction to discussion of the new Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (“MMA”), a cursory understanding of a few key terms and concepts is essential. An “artist” in the contex
Shutdown on Immigration Harms E-Verify
Written by: Ashik R. Jahan The government shutdown over a border wall ironically leads to the shutdown of E-Verify, the program used to confirm eligibility of an employee to work in the U.S. https://www.npr.org/2019/01/03/681969112/an-irony-shut
Insurers Beware of Form Releases- GEICO Dodges Bad Faith Verdict in 11th Circuit
Written by: Stephen D. Delk, Esq. Nearly all insurers, both as a matter of habit and perhaps in effort to curb expenses, routinely use form releases in settling cases. Although some standing operating procedures in claim handling may often times