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Trump Sparks Controversy with Talks of Ending Diversity Visa Program

December 15, 2017

On November 1, 2017 President Donald Trump called upon Congress to end the United States’ diversity green card lotteryin response to a terror attack in New York City which left 8 people dead and 12 others seriously injured. The perpetrator, Sayfullo Saipov, 29, was identified as an immigrant from Uzbekistan who entered the United States in…

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Don’t forgot – you need your real ID for traveling in the USA!

December 11, 2017

You may have noticed new TSA signs at the airport recently. It reads “starting January 22, 2018, you will need a driver’s license or ID form a state compliant with the REAL ID Act, astate that has extension for compliance, or an alternate ID to fly.”   What does that even mean? Drafted in 2005…

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Wage-Fixing, No-Poaching Agreements to be Prosecuted Criminally under new Antitrust Guidance

December 11, 2017

On October 20, 2016, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (Antitrust Division) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly released important Guidance aimed at informing human resource professionals (and others involved in hiring and compensation decisions) on the topic of how the antitrust laws apply to the field of employment.   The DOJ and FTC announced that agreements between companies not to hire…

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North Carolina Legislative News

November 27, 2017

The North Carolina Legislature has been pretty active on different topics over the past few months. Below is a quick overview of some bills dealing with the Bright Futures Act, personal injury bankruptcy trust claims, the alcoholic beverage control commission laws, and small wireless communications infrastructure. House Bill 68 (February 9,2017) This act encourages the…

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November 8, 2017

Trump Sparks Controversy with Talks of Ending Diversity Visa Program   On November 1, 2017 President Donald Trump called upon Congress to end the United States’ diversity green card lottery in response to a terror attack in New York City which left 8 people dead and 12 others seriously injured. The perpetrator, Sayfullo Saipov, 29,…

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SCAM Alert: USCIS Does Not Request Form I-9 by Email

November 7, 2017

Please watch out for FAKE email accounts pretending to come from USCIS and requesting Form I-9 information by email. The USCIS has confirmed this email account is FRAUDULENT: news@uscis.gov This is NOT a USCIS address, and you should not respond to any emails coming from this address. The body of the email may contain USCIS…

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USA Workshop in München vom 15 – 16. November

October 13, 2017

Trotz oder wegen Trump: USA go west ! Wer will in USA eine Firma aufbauen, M&A oder sonst den Markt erobern? am 15. und 16. November der GABA Workshop in München https://www.xing.com/events/usa-markteintritt-risikomanagement-1869183 – Rückfragen gerne an mich und …. es gibt noch ein paar freie Plätze http://www.gaba-forum.org Wir begleiten Sie gerne! Amerika ist immer noch das Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten!…

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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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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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“Convicting Yesterday’s Nazis in Today’s German Courts”

November 17, 2016

YOU ARE INVITED TO A SPECIAL PROGRAM: CONVICTING YESTERDAY’S NAZIS IN TODAY’S GERMAN COURTS SUNDAY, DEC. 11, 2016, 2 p.m.600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, 30327Ahavath Achim Synagogue A DISCUSSION WITH DR. CHRISTOPH RÜCKEL, German attorney and member of the legal team prosecuting aging Nazis in German courts, has won recent convictions and jail sentences for 93-year-old…

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