Joint Venture Agreement JVA J.V.A. Partner Agreement by Mathew Charnay on 5/14/2012 Joint Venture Agreement Ideal for protecting partner firms, companies, or organizations while entering into a mutual business deal....more
P - NONIMMIGRANTS [INCLUDING PERFORMING GROUPS, CULTURAL UNIQUE PERFORMERS] by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 2/2/2012 P-1 status generally is made available to internationally known athletes, individually or as part of a group or team, and entertainment groups (not individuals). P-2 aliens are performing artists under the auspices of a...more
ABSs & the SRA Handbook - A New Era for 2012 by Rachel Khiara on 1/12/2012 Three months under the new regulatory regime - how is your business adapting, what should you be thinking about, and what are the responsibilities of your COLP and COFA? From 3rd January 2012, non-legal persons may now...more
IMMIGRATION-RELATED AUDITSBY THE GOVERNMENT: WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/11/2012 There are three potential “hot spots” for audits and investigations for the government related to the immigration and nationality laws. The first has to do with the documentation that the employer is required to maintain in...more
EB-2: National Interest Waivers Provide Individuals with Permanent Status. by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/11/2012 A foreign national may apply for lawful permanent residence status (green card), and seek a waiver of the job offer and labor certification requirements, by establishing that his or her admission to permanent residence would...more
GREEN CARDS IN LESS THAN A YEAR THROUGH INVESTMENT by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/11/2012 Foreign investors looking for freedom and flexibility to live and work in the United States in a way accommodating to their lifestyles, should consider the little-known EB-5 investor category. Since the regulation first...more
Visitor B-1/B-2 VISAS by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/10/2012 B-1/B-2 visas are the most common nonimmigrant visas used for temporary entry into the United States. B-1 visas are typically used for business-related visits while B-2 visas are used for pleasure-related visits. With few...more
AMERICAN DREAM ACT by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/10/2012 Congressman Howard Berman (for himself, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the “American Dream Act” (Bill H.R.1275) on March 1, 2007 in the House of Representatives to...more
ADJUSTMENTOF STATUS by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/10/2012 Adjustment of status (AOS) is the process used by a foreign national who is physically present in the United States to become a lawful permanent resident (LPR). AOS is an alternative to obtaining an immigrant visa through a...more
Annual Update of Federal Poverty Guidelines by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/10/2012 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published its annual update of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. A notice announcing the 2007 update was published in the Federal Register of January 24, 2007....more
How to Follow the New California Law that Penalizes Businesses for Misclassifying Employees by Cogent Legal on 1/5/2012 One of the most interesting and controversial laws taking effect in 2012 involves greatly increased penalties for the willful misclassification of employees as independent contractors. I litigated quite a few class actions...more
Nostradamus, Esquire? -- Making the Enforceability of Advance Conflict Waivers by Sophisticated, Independently Represented Clients... by Duane Morris LLP on 12/20/2011 Originally published in NEW JERSEY LAWYER | December 2011 WWW.NJSBA.COM. Gone are the days when the predominant business model in the profession was individual lawyers or small law firms representing clients of relative...more
Rejecting rights and responsibility as the basis of the rule of law by Martin Callan on 6/18/2011 Rejecting rights and responsibility as the basis of the rule of law With an ever-increasingly complex democracy which not only delivers more and more “layers” of representation to consumers already bombarded...more
Actas de la historia legislativa de la Ley de Responsabilidad Penal de las Personas Jurídicas (20.393) Actas de la historia legislativa de la Ley de Responsabilidad Penal de las Personas Jurídicas (20.393) by Andres Baytelman on 5/5/2011 Actas de la historia legislativa de la Ley de Responsabilidad Penal de las Personas Jurídicas (20.393), incluyendo todos los trámites en ambas cámaras....more
Statutory Maternity Pay by PHILIP HENSON on 3/25/2011 On 14 March 2011 the draft Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SI 2001/725) were laid before Parliament. The draft regulations provide that, from 6 April 2011, the additional...more