USICS Raises the Bar on Entry Level H-1B Visas
8/31/17
By: Kenneth S. Levine
Companies that employ H-1B workers should be aware that USCIS has greatly elevated the scrutiny of “entry level” H-1B visa cases. Since April 2017 FMG Immigration Attorneys have advised clients that USCIS has telegraphed a clear …
With DOL's Overtime Rule Still in Limbo, What Should Employers Do Now?
8/31/17
By: Paul H. Derrick
As most employers know, the U.S. Department of Labor announced, during the Obama administration, that it was rolling out new standards for determining when employees are entitled to be paid overtime for all time worked beyond …
Get Ready for In Person Interviews For All Green Card Applicants
8/30/17
By: Layli Eskandari Deal
In October 2017, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will start conducting in-person interviews for all green card categories, including employment-based cases. Previously, most employment-based green card cases were exempt from in-person interviews and were reviewed …
Employers Don’t Have to Report Pay Data on EEO-1 Form
8/30/17
By: Paul H. Derrick
As we previously reported, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee put the future of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s revised Form EEO-1 in doubt by inserting a rider into the annual budget proposal that would prohibit the …
Delaware Amends Data Breach Notification Law
8/29/17
By: Kacie L. Manisco
On August 17, 2017 Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law a bill amending the state’s Date Breach Notification Statute, marking the first significant change to Delaware’s data breach notification law since 2005. The amendments, which …
Data Privacy-As the Spokeo Turns
8/29/17
By: Jonathan M. Romvary
As we all know, the data privacy industry has been paying close attention to ongoing saga of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), including this firm’s blog, most recently here, here …
Adverse Coverage Ruling Has a Silver Lining
8/28/17
By: William H. Buechner, Jr.
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently ruled for the first time that an insurer may not rely on coverage defenses set forth in a reservation of rights that was sent before the insurer later disclaimed …
Making Wise Choices-of-Law
8/24/17
By: Michael Kouskoutis
Recently, insurers for Coca-Cola denied coverage on a claim presented under a political risk policy, after a blockade prevented the beverage giant from importing supplies required for soft-drink production. The blockade was the result of political tumult …
Write Like You Mean It
8/21/17
By: Melina Shahbazian
The First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal in Duarte v Pacific Specialty Insurance Company (2017) 13 Cal.App.4th 45, recently sent this message to an insurance carrier who attempted to rescind an insurance policy due …
Salary History Bans: A Growing Trend
8/18/17
By: Allison S. Hyatt
More than 50 years have passed since Congress passed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 requiring employers to pay men and women “equal pay for equal work.” In recent years, cities and states around the country …
Don’t Hand Me No Lines And Keep Your Hands To Yourself.
8/17/17
By: Shaun Daugherty
Maybe the Georgia Satellites would consider allowing a cover of their hit “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” for Taylor Swift’s next album. Turns out that the Colorado federal jury believed the victim’s testimony regarding the events that …
Whistling While You Work: Nurses’ Complaints about Internal Procedures Not Protected Under Georgia Whistleblower Act
8/15/17
By: Robyn M. Flegal
In late June 2017, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that expressions of general safety concerns do not rise to the level of activity protected by Georgia’s Whistleblower Statute – no matter how well-founded or well-intended. …