President’s Big Data and Privacy Working Group Interim Report Is Troubling
In January 2014, President Obama appointed John Podesta, Counselor to the President, to lead a review of big data and privacy. On February 5, 2015, the Big Data and Privacy Working Group issued an interim report detailing their progress. Unfortu
The Red Flags of Workers’ Compensation: 25 Warning Signs
The Red Flags of Workers’ Compensation: 25 Warning Signs 1. News of layoffs/termination/transfer. 2. Unwitnessed accident. 3. Accident reported after a holiday, weekend or vacation. 4. Short-term employee. 5. Lack of cooperation with medical s
The FLSA: Is Pre- and Post-shift Work Compensable?
Generally, workers are entitled under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to be paid for “work time”. Workers do not receive pay or overtime for non-work activities before or after their shift. On December 9, 2014, the Supreme Court issued
A Simple Lesson for Employers and Employees Courtesy of the Sony Data Breach
Many Sony executives are embarrassed, to say the least, by their e-mails, which have been made public as a result of their data breach. (http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/leaked-sony-emails-reveal-jokes-about-obama-and-race-1201376676/). I have p
The Inevitable Showdown to Control the Data from Your Fitness App
By now, most of us have heard about the health tracking capabilities of HealthKit, part of Apple’s latest iPhone operating system, iOS 8. HealthKit offers the ability of users to track and share personal health and medical data such as diet, e
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
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