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
CFIUS – Increased Restrictions on Foreign Investments
Written by: Mina Zhan CFIUS stands for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. It is a federal interagency committee chaired by the U.S. Treasury Department that is authorized to review any transactions that may result in forei
Gifting for High Net Worth clients
There have been a lot of changes in the estate tax laws in the last several years. We now have an exemption amount of $11,180,000, and it is portable between spouses in most instances. This combination of amount, and portability, has virtual
Pennsylvania Court Holds Employer Liable For Breach Of Employees’ Personal Information
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. In a recent case, Dittman v. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that the Medical Center owed a duty to their employees to exercise reasonable care in collecting an
Georgia Court Reaffirms Scheduled Lunch Break Exception
Written by: Daniel Richardson, Esq. Rochelle Frett worked as a claims associate for State Farm. Each workday she had a mandatory unpaid 45-minute lunch break. During her lunch break she was free to do as she pleased, including leaving the offic
New DOL Opinion Letter: Tipped Employees in Dual Jobs
Written by: Don Benson, Esq. The U.S. Department of Labor issued a new Opinion Letters on November 8, 2018, which will be of interest to many employers with tipped employees. History of Issue. On 01/16/2009 the DOL issued an Opinion Letter whic
ASSET PROTECTION PLANNING: What you can do, no matter your level of wealth!
Written by: Wills, Trusts, & Estate Administration Asset Protection Planning is only for the wealthy, right? No, it can be just as useful for the young couple with relatively little net worth as it is for the multi-millionaire! Asset prote