By: Sanford A. Posner, Partner, Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson

It should come as no surprise that during the course of my legal career that I'm often asked, while in a social setting, for advice. As a practitioner in the field of immigration law I'm asked my opinion on pending legislation, the current state of affairs and of course how to handle an issue involving a loyal worker. This article will distill some of the issues that have been presented to me and the advice that was administered. Keep in mind that while you may have a similar situation, this article is not meant to be used in lieu of consulting with your own immigration counsel.

Source: Elarbee Thompson
By: Tony Ventry

In our 11.19.13 e-lert, we recommended revising your company's policies to account for the rapidly-developing law surrounding social media. While perhaps the most visible, the emerging risks for your business are not limited to social media. First and foremost among additional developing risks is a new focus by the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") on employers' handbooks for policy provisions that employees could interpret in ways that violate the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"). As an increasing number of non-union employers have discovered, the NLRB will scrutinize your policies even if there is no union present. The result of a violation could be the nullification of discipline - even a termination decision - based upon the policy that potentially violates the NLRA.

Common policies that have garnered the NLRB's attention and findings of unlawful conduct by employers, include:

By: Evan M. Rosen, Shareholder, Jackson Lewis P.C.

Approximately ten years ago Facebook was launched in a dorm room of Harvard University. Fast forward to today and it is a publicly traded company with over one billion users. Other social media websites are also widely visited, such as Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, and a wide array of blogs, chat rooms, and forums.

By: Charles H. Kuck, Managing Partner, Kuck Immigration Partners LLC

What happens when one government agency (Customs and Border Protection or "CBP") changes how an essential form is generated and subsequently used by another government agency (USCIS), without telling them in advance to be prepared? Some would say "hilarity ensued." The rest of us would say "ARGHHHHHHH!"