Visa Bulletin for August 2024
Once construction begins on a project, changes are inevitable due to changing or unforeseen site conditions, design issues, or the owner's shifting needs or desires. It is imperative that construction contracts contain a framework for dealing with these changes...
In our fast-paced world, communications teams face immense demands to continuously produce content across multiple channels and platforms. Generative AI is emerging as a game-changing technology to automate certain communications tasks and boost productivity. ...
ESI just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Regardless of the season, you must be prepared to deal with electronically stored information (ESI) during discovery. Check out the link below for a three-minute video from Jim Wagstaffe about producing ESI. Read...
Learn about initiating and responding to advertising challenges brought before the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau. Read now » Related Content Advertising Regulation Fundamentals Read an overview of major sources of advertising...
When ERISA was enacted on September 2, 1974, defined benefit pension plans were the predominant vehicle for providing retirement income to employees, offering investments managed by employers and offering participants (later their spouses, too) a fixed annuity...
Muzaffar Chishti and Colleen Putzel-Kavanaugh, MPI, Aug. 1, 2024 "This article reviews how interior cities have adapted to the rise in migrant arrivals and examines the challenges they continue to face."
Follow the Hon. Robert G. Rassp, Presiding Judge, of the California WCAB, as he walks through a real case and shows how an employee’s lumbar spine injury results in a ratable permanent disability using the AMA Guides, Fifth Edition . Read now » ...
Are you interested in learning about the recent Supreme Court decision in Starbucks v. McKinney , holding that the government is held to the same high standard as any other plaintiff seeking an injunction? Watch our Current Awareness: Injunctions under NLRA Section...
Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), U.S. and foreign companies authorized to do business in the United States are responsible for compliance with state, federal, or foreign data privacy and cybersecurity laws—and for ensuring that their service providers...
Dan Gooding, Newsweek, June 28, 2024 "LGBTQ+ migrants fleeing persecution have reported being subjected to physical and verbal abuse while in U.S. custody, with some being driven to self-harm, left with hives or experiencing panic attacks. A new report from...
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed an interpretive rule on paycheck advance products. The rule suggests that paycheck advance products are consumer loans and, by definition, are subject to the Truth in Lending Act. Review this MLex...
Immigrants’ Rights Policy Clinic, Center for Immigration Law and Policy, UCLA School of Law, June 2024 "This white paper addresses two misconceptions. The first is that family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border began under the administration of...
Risk is inherent in construction and practitioners need to help clients manage risk throughout the project cycle. Keys to risk management are careful contract drafting and adequate insurance coverage. Both are tricky because state law can limit the scope of contractual...
AI Disclaimer Bills Draw Support in NY First-of-its-kind legislation introduced last month in New York ( AB 10103 / SB 9450 ) would require generative artificial intelligence systems to notify users that the content they provide “may be inaccurate and/or...
Guide your healthcare provider clients through key legal and operational considerations to avoid exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other government-funded healthcare reimbursement programs. Use this checklist to advise healthcare providers...
A recent federal court case, Adams v. Fox , grappled with how to handle a motion for costs, including attorney fees, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(d). Our experts unpack the decision and discuss the case in the context of the current circuit split. Check...
When an employer contemplates an acquisition, merger, or other corporate transaction, the employer often wants to be certain that key employees remain during (and often for a time after) the transition. Retention agreements are useful for this purpose and can provide...
State Department, June 27, 2024 "On June 25, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the district courts’ decisions in Gomez v. Biden , Rai v. Biden , Goodluck v. Biden, and Goh v. Biden , which had ordered the...
Atud v. Garland (unpub.) "Mathurin A. Atud petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings based on alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude the BIA did not adequately...
MALDEF, June 26, 2024 "A Latino civil rights group is suing a Pennsylvania-based property management company for denying a DACA recipient access to rental units based solely on her immigration status. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
Remember the growing fears we reported about last summer ? The chaos continues. Read now » Related Content Homeowners' Insurance Discover the numerous factors involved in obtaining homeowners' insurance, the varieties of homeowners' insurance...
Garcia Cortes v. Garland "Virginia Garcia Cortes petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision affirming an Immigration Judge’s denial of her application for cancellation of removal. The Immigration Judge and Board of Immigration...
DHS, June 28, 2024 "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension and redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months, from Aug. 4, 2024, to Feb. 3, 2026, due to extraordinary and temporary conditions...
While landlords initiate many evictions for rent payment defaults, they also evict tenants for other lease breaches and violations of federal, state, or local laws. Both landlords and tenants should familiarize themselves with potential tenant eviction grounds...