Labor & Employment Law – May 23, 2012

by Pamela Woldow on 4/19/2012

We’re seeing huge increases in the number of RFPs corporate legal departments are issuing to try to get the best law firms, lawyers and service. But we’re not seeing huge increases in the quality or effectiveness of those...more

by Nicholas Hobden on 3/29/2012

Employment Law relating to redundancy, pooling, bumping, selection criteria, TUPE, service provision changes, change of services, change of client, relocation of service, constructive dismissal, fair dismissal, warnings,...more

by Jerome Kowalski on 2/21/2012

In the second half of the last century, BigLaw developed and then fine tuned its pyramided business model. The name of the game was leverage: put an increasingly large cadre of associates at the base of the pyramid, have...more

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

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/11/2012

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) provided a detailed report to the Congress regarding the Policies and Legislation pertaining to Foreign Students in the United States. The relevant portions of this report, which...more

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

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

by Jerome Kowalski on 12/26/2011

Lateral hiring of partners by law firms can bring on great risks and result in huge financial disappointments. Lateral hiring can also create enormous rewards. We have seen a spate of law firms literally fail because of...more