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Opponents of Alabama’s Immigration Laws Find New Ways to Appeal to Legislature

June 7, 2012

The Alabama Great Seal Civil rights and labor groups opposed to Alabama’s immigration law, known as HB 658, want to send a message to the Alabama Legislature. Since the legislature has been largely unresponsive to protests up to this point, opponents are finding another way to appeal to them – this time through their pocketbooks.…

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Vorbereitung auf den Einbürgerungstest

June 6, 2012

Um die Staatsbürgerschaft der USA zu erhalten, muss man unter anderem einen Englisch Test und einen Einbürgerungstest machen. Das Departement of Homeland Security stellt dafür auf seiner Webseite Übungsmaterialien zur Verfügung. Als neues Feature bietet das Smithsonian National Museum of American History ein Internet basiertes Übungsprogramm an, das Einwanderern helfen soll, sich auf den Bürgerkundeteil des Tests…

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H-1B Cap Might be Reached Soon

May 31, 2012

USCIS started accepting H-1B petitions subject to the numerical caps starting on April 2, 2012. The number of H-1B petitions submitted subject to the general cap as of May 25 was 48,400 counting toward the 65,000 cap. The number of H-1B petitions subject to the advanced degree cap was 17,500 counting toward the 20,000 cap…

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North Carolina May Face Federal Lawsuit Over Disabilities Investigation

May 31, 2012

A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation claims that North Carolina is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The claim is that thousands of North Carolinians with disabilities are being needlessly institutionalized. An agreement could be struck between the state and the DOJ which would allow people with disabilities to receive care in…

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Scam Alter for Green Card Lottery

May 30, 2012

Applicants for the Visa Diversity (DV) program (also known as “Green Card Lottery”) are warned by the Department of State, Office of Visa Services of a notable increase in fraudulent emails and letters sent to them.The scammers behind these fraudulent emails and letters are posing as the U.S. government in an attempt to extract payment from…

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Skechers Agrees to Pay $40 Million in Settlement for Deceptive Sneaker Ads

May 25, 2012

Although Skechers, USA Inc. is the latest company to backtrack on advertising statements, this scenario isn’t exactly unprecedented. Our blog recently covered a settlement made by Nutella for $3 million after they advertised their spread as being nutritious. In the latest example of deceptive advertising practices, Skechers agreed on May 16, 2012 to pay $40…

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Germany: “Pay-when-paid” clauses in General Contractor GTCs held invalid

May 23, 2012

In a decision dated November 7th, 2011, the District Court of Saarbrücken (Germany) found a “pay-when-paid” clause within a general terms and conditions contract used by a General Contractor to be invalid (3 O 201/11). The Court held that, in the sub-contracting arena, there is no good reason to allow a General Contractor to pass…

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BridgehouseLaw Munich wins Acquisition International M&A Award

May 23, 2012

Acquisition International CONGRATULATIONS to BridgehouseLaw Munich and Oliver Bolthausen for winning the Acquisition International M&A Award Cross Border Dispute Advisory Firm of the Year: Germany. To learn more about the award, please click here. Best regards und viele Grüße aus Charlotte Reinhard von Hennigs www.bridgehouse.law

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„Der gläserne Fluggast?“ – Speicherung und Weitergabe von Fluggastdaten*

May 23, 2012

Noch in diesem Monat soll das lange umstrittene Abkommen zwischen den USA und der Europäischen Union in Kraft treten.  Das Europaparlament stimmte im April 2012 einem umstrittenen Abkommen zur Weitergabe von Fluggastdaten zwischen der EU und den USA zu. Dieser Vertrag erlaubt den amerikanischen Behörden den Zugriff auf Informationen über jeden EU-Passagier und die bis…

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Gastonia Eliminates Wage Requirement in Business Incentive Program*

May 22, 2012

Changes made to Gastonia’s Business Incentive Program are likely to attract more businesses to the area. Previously, city incentives were only available to those businesses who agreed to pay their employees a certain minimum wage. The calculation of this minimum wage benchmark was tied to Gaston County’s median hourly wage of $16.33 and North Carolina’s…

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