Briefcase? Check. Coffee? Check. JD Supra Corporate Brief? Check. Let the commute begin! The draft “Gang of Eight” immigration bill proposes higher limits on foreign workers in exchange for more regulation of employers (but that’s not all…) (Franczek Radelet) Should insider traders be punished for their actions, or for the profits they made through the… Read more »
Earlier this month, the bipartisan “Group of Eight” – Senate Republicans John McCain, Jeff Flake, Marco Rubio, and Lindsey Graham, and Democrats Charles Schumer, Dick Durbin, Robert Menendez, and Michael Bennet – introduced their long-awaited immigration reform bill. From Jennifer Roeper of law firm Fowler White Boggs: “The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization… Read more »
If your H-1B visa application hasn’t been submitted, you’re out of luck: US Citizenship and Immigration Services just announced that the cap on those visas was reached on April 5, 2013, a mere five days after the application process began. What’s worse: even if your application was submitted before last Friday, you STILL may be… Read more »
Happy Valentine’s Day, and welcome to the latest edition of the Corporate Law Report. You know what to do: Watch the video overview above and, for any topics that interest you, go deeper with the legal analysis and commentary below>> Latest Need-to-Know… H-1Bs for FY 2014 – Fowler White Boggs P.A. Petitioners File Opening Brief… Read more »
Welcome to the first issue of the Corporate Law Report, featuring some of the top corporate news items we’re following right now on JD Supra. Here’s how it works: Watch the 3-minute video overview above and, for any topics that interest you, go deeper with the legal analysis and commentary listed below. This week’s report,… Read more »
For your convenience, here’s a roundup of recent legal commentary and analysis on a broad range of issues facing companies doing business in and with China: Life Sciences Health Industry China Briefing – June 2012 (Reed Smith): “China’s new patent regulations allowing the government to force drug companies to grant compulsory licenses for generic versions… Read more »
“The EB-5 program generally requires foreign investors seeking visas to invest $1 million in any venture in this country that will create at least 10 full-time jobs, pursuant to the Immigration Act of 1990…” [Ronald Shapiro] We’ve seen a recent uptick of interest in the EB-5 foreign investment visa. From law firms on JD Supra,… Read more »
About 10,000 EB-5 visas are made available each year to foreign entrepreneurs and investors who invest in the United States. The requirements? Meet the investment threshold, create at least 10 American jobs, generate a return on capital, and use only legitimately earned money. From law firm Allen Matkins a look at the EB-5 visa and… Read more »
“Since 2008, no fewer than 14 cities and counties in California have passed local ordinances or laws that require employers use E-verify under a variety of circumstances. All such local ordinances are effectively invalidated by the new law that amends California’s Labor Code.” To avoid crushing costs to businesses in the state – estimated at… Read more »
