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
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