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Too late, but never too late – Prosecution against aging Nazis

January 4, 2017

In the past two years, two men, Reinhold Hanning and Oskar Groning, who had worked as guards and bookkeepers at the Auschwitz death camp during World War II were convicted to four- and five-year sentences for accessory to murder in German courts. Both men are in their 90s today and while it might seem futile…

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The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

January 3, 2017

‘The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is a tremendous victory for privacy, individuals, and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.’– U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. What do you need to do and why? European businesses are prohibited from transferring data if certain data protection requirements are not being met. An American business which seeks to maintain its transatlantic transactions, thus, has…

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Israels Parlament stimmt für ‘Facebook-Gesetz’

December 29, 2016

Israel möchte künftig verstärkt gegen Hetze im Internet vorgehen. Ein Gesetzesentwurf hierzu erhielt nun in einer ersten Lesung die Mehrheit der Parlamentsstimmen. Laut eines entsprechenden Spiegelartikels von 03. Januar 2017 zielt der Entwurf darauf ab, Verwaltungsgerichten die Befugnis zu geben, “Internetplattformen wie Facebook, YouYube oder Google per Gerichtsbeschluss zur Löschung von Gewaltaufrufen zwingen zu können.”…

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Why travelers from 9 U.S.-States will soon need a passport for domestic flights

December 28, 2016

If you are a resident Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Washington, and you are planning domestic flights in 2018, then you might want to check if your passport is still valid. If at that occasion you discover that you do not have a passport and you do not wish to…

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8th Annual AmCham Germany Business Day: “Innovation Triangle – USA – Germany – Israel”

December 23, 2016

Israel has been known as an “innovation hub” for a long time and in no other country do companies apply for as many patents as in the US, followed by Japan and Germany. Join us for the 8th Annual AmCham Germany Business Day and discuss with our keynote speakers such as Dov Moran, the inventor…

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Trade Secret Protection

December 15, 2016

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) into law. This new law creates the first private cause of action for civil trade secret misappropriation that can be brought in Federal Courts and with international implications. The DTSA expands trade secret protection for employers that previously could enforce…

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Planned Overtime Rule on ice

December 12, 2016

The new Department of Labor rule which would have granted overtime pay to certain salaried employees earning less than $47,500.00 USD has been blocked by a federal judge in Texas. The matter is under a temporary injunction, with nationwide effect. The new rule was supposed to take effect on December 1, 2016. Best regards und…

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New USCIS filing fees

December 9, 2016

for visa applications and petitions! The USCIS is increasing its filing fees for most immigration applications and petitions by an average of 21%. This will be the first increase since November 2010. The new fees will be effective as of December 23, 2016. Please find an overview listing the new filing fees here. Best regards…

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USCIS revises Form I-9 employment authorization for new hires

December 7, 2016

As we are headed into a new year of business activities, please note that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services have published a revised version of form I-9 on 11/14/2016. As of January 22, 2017, all employers must use the new form when onboarding new employees. The new Form I-9  is easier to complete…

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