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Visa Bulletin For January 2011

January 11, 2011

1. The Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers published by US Federal Government during January 2011. Only applicants who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be allotted a number. Immediately that it becomes necessary during the monthly allocation process to retrogress a cut-off date, supplemental requests for numbers will…

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Snow in Atlanta

January 11, 2011

And again, the second time in two weeks, heavy snow hits the Southeast and Charlotte and Atlanta are hit by icy roads … thousands of flights canceled … schools are closed … so are our offices While some friends from far do not know snow in the South, here are a few reports and pictures:…

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Counterfeit Check Scams

January 10, 2011

The North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is warning the legal community to be on the lookout for counterfeit check scams after law firms in Gastonia and Oxford recently reported receiving phony checks for $85,000 and $295,000 from scammers who asked them to wire the money to bank accounts in Asia. I assume this scam…

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North Carolina General Assembly

January 8, 2011

The General Assembly website has a new look, effective Jan. 1, 2011 and a few tweaks as well. The session database and membership lists for the House and Senate have been switched over to reflect the onset of the 2011-12 biennium, and About NCGA includes an enhanced “Who Represents Me” feature. The General Assembly convenes…

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Wirtschaftskrise führt zu weniger Hinrichtungen in den USA

January 3, 2011

Die Zahl der Hinrichtungen in den USA ist dieses Jahr um zwölf Prozent gesunken. Grund ist nicht nur eine veränderte Einstellung zu Todesurteilen, sondern auch die Wirtschaftskrise: Vielen Bundesstaaten sind die Tötungen inzwischen zu teuer. Washington – Die USA haben 2010 weniger Menschen hingerichtet als 2009. Als einen der Gründe nannte das Death Penalty Information…

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Weniger Kontrollen auf der Durchreise: Transitkontrollen in Deutschland sollen wegfallen

January 3, 2011

Wer aus den USA nach Deutschland fliegt und direkt in die nächste Maschine umsteigen will, muss nach Informationen des SPIEGEL demnächst weniger Sicherheitschecks erdulden – denn die Standards seien “vergleichbar”, heißt es im Innenministerium. Passagiere, die aus den USA nach Europa fliegen und dort umsteigen, sollen ab dem 1. April im Transitbereich nicht mehr kontrolliert…

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Klage gegen Porsche von Gericht in New York abgewiesen

January 3, 2011

Am 30. Dezember 2010 hat ein US-Gericht in New York die Klage von insgesamt 39 Investoren gegen den Stuttgarter Sportwagenbauer Porsche wegen Unzulässigkeit vollumfänglich abgewiesen. Hintergrund der Klage war der Versuch von Porsche im Jahr 2008 den Konkurrenten VW zu übernehmen. Porsche hatte mit sich rund 74 Prozent der VW-Stammaktien gesichert und dabei einen Höhenflug…

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Worker Fired Over Facebook Post: NLRB Files Complaint Against Employer

January 3, 2011

We previously reported on our blog about an employee who got fired for criticizing her supervisor on Facebook. On November 4, 2010, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against the company that fired the employee. The NLRB investigated and concluded the company violated the National Labor Relations Act. The Act gives employees…

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Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

January 3, 2011

On December 17, 2010 President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (2010 Tax Relief Act). Please visit the Byrne, Davis & Hicks, P.C. website to review the major provisions of t he 2010 Tax Relief Act. Got questions? Feel free to contact a member of…

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