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Olympic Dreams for Charlotte?

March 2, 2013

(c) freestockphotos.biz Charlotte put itself on the map when it successfully hosted the National Democratic Convention in September 2012. Next step… the Olympics? Charlotte’s mayor Anthony Foxx, together with the mayors of 34 other cities, received a letter from the United States Olympic Committee intended to gauge interest in hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.…

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Freddie Mac Reported First Profit Since 2006

March 1, 2013

For the first time since the disastrous financial crisis struck in 2007, Freddie Mac just reported an $11 billion annual profit for 2012 — its largest ever annual gain and first profitable year since 2006. Fannie Mae, which has not yet posted its annual results, reported $9.6 billion in profit during the first three quarters…

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Impending Sequester Cuts in North and South Carolina

February 28, 2013

(c) freedigitalphotos.net On February 24th, 2013 the White House released a state-by-state report of $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board cuts to the federal budget that would go into effect on March 1st and run through the end of September if Congress and President Barack Obama can’t reach a deal to reduce spending by the end…

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Gelockerte Zuwanderung nach Deutschland für ausländische Fachkräfte

February 28, 2013

(c) freedigitalphotos.net Die Beschäftigungsverordnung von Bundesarbeitsministerin Ursula von der Leyen hinsichtlich einer Einwanderung ausländischer Fachkräfte ohne Hochschulabschluss wurde am Mittwoch vom Kabinett beschlossen. Die neue Verordnung betrifft gezielt Fachkräfte aus Staaten außerhalb der Europäischen Union und ist dazu gedacht, den Engpass in gewissen Ausbildungsberufen anzugehen. Bewerber aus den Drittstaaten sollen in Deutschland arbeiten dürfen, wenn…

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Obama praises German Vocational Education System

February 26, 2013

US President Barack Obama suggested orienting American public education reform towards the German vocational education system during his State of the Union address on February 12th. Throughout his presidency, Barack Obama’s State of the Union addresses have been marked by important comments regarding education. “Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school…

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US Discovery & Depositions in Germany

February 21, 2013

Discovery (c) freedigitalphotos.net Discovery is the pre-trial phase in a (US) lawsuit in which each party can obtain evidence from the opposing party by means of discovery devices including requests for answers to interrogatories, requests for production of documents, requests for admissions and depositions. The discovery is one feature of the American procedure law which…

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The Impact of the American and US Airways Merger on Charlotte Douglas International Airport

February 21, 2013

(c) freedigitalphotos.net On February 14, 2013, the bankrupt airline American Airways and US Airways announced their $ 11 billion merger. At this point it still needs to be approved by a bankruptcy judge in New York and the US Airways shareholders. Additionally, it has to be reviewed by the Justice Departement’s antitrust division. However, the…

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When can Workers be Fired for Posts and Tweets on Social Media?

February 21, 2013

(c) freedigitalphotos.net A young woman was having a bad day when she posted on Facebook, around the first anniversary of her mother’s death, that some days she wished she were fired so she could just stay at home. The next day she got her wish: her employer fired her.1 A waitress posted a bill that…

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Enforcement of International Judgments

February 21, 2013

(c) freedigitalphotos.net Paper is patient – as the saying goes: many parties make a choice of forum in advanced of any dispute. The issues of choice of forum and enforcement of judgments are intertwined because in evaluating a choice of forum, a party and its lawyers must consider whether a judgment of the chosen forum…

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