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
Defending Medical Malpractice Claims in the Correctional Healthcare Setting
Any health care practitioner in the correctional healthcare setting can see what appears to be either a more recent upswing in actual claims and lawsuits, or at least what appears to be more frequent news media accounts of the same. http://www.
The Personal Aspect of Being Sued
As a defense lawyer to health care providers that often find themselves in a completely foreign and alien universe called a LAWSUIT, it is my usual practice to run through an initial laundry list of topics, including procedural and substantive r
Georgia Water Coalition-Dirty Dozen Report
Yesterday, the Georgia Water Coalition, a consortium of 217 conservation, environmental, and other organizations, released its annual “Dirty Dozen Report.” Click on the link below for a full copy of the Report. The Report condemns water
Mississippi renews water-rights battle with Memphis
A reminder that Georgia is not the only state asserting Tennessee is keeping more than its fair share of water. # By: Scott Cole, Esq.
Spider Bite Myths
An employee reports to his supervisor that he has a swollen, round skin lesion on his knee. It must be a spider bite, right? Not so fast. An increasing body of research has revealed in recent years that spider bites are often misdiagnosed, espec
Marriage and Preference Category Change
Under the Preference System of the Immigration Act of 1990, a prospective immigrant’s preference category can downgrade as a result of marriage. The family-sponsored preference categories include: 1) Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citize
Global Entry
The Global Entry Program is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection system similar to NEXUS and SENTRI. Global Entry provides an opportunity for low-risk, frequent traveling US citizens to move rapidly through customs clearance upon return to the
Diversity Lottery
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, also known as diversity lottery, is a program that offers a limited number of immigrant visas (50,000) every year to immigrants from countries that have historically proven to have a low immigration rate to