Keep accurate time records at work to protect your rights
Nov 03, 2010
One of the
most important aspects of a wage claim is how employees can prove that their
employer owes them additional compensation for hours worked. If an employee is
claiming unpaid overtime or tha...
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California Wage/Hour Law Overview
Nov 03, 2010
The duty to pay overtime wages is a duty imposed by the
state; it is not a matter left to the private discretion of the employer. (Lab.
Code, ? 1173; Monzon v. Schaefer Ambulance Service, Inc. (1990...
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R-1 Temporary Religious Worker Visa Requirements
Nov 03, 2010
R-1 Temporary
Religious Workers
If you are a minister,
person working in a professional capacity for a religious organization, or
doing other work for a religious organization you may b...
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Change of Filing Location for Form I-102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Departure
Nov 03, 2010
Filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing an Application
for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document (Form I-102) have changed effective February 1, 2010.
The new fo...
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EB-5 Investor Visas
Nov 03, 2010
Under section 203(b)(5)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5), 10,000
immigrant visas per year are available to qualified individuals seeking
permanent resident status on...
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BIA Has No Discretion To Waive Living Sponsor in Employment-Based Visa Petition
Nov 03, 2010
Requirement For Employment-Based Visa Petition In Mahabir, et al. v. Ashcroft, No. 03-1059 (1st Cir. Oct. 22, 2004), the court said that under 8 CFR 1205.1(a)(3)(iii)(B), the BIA may not waive the req...
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QUALIFYING COMMON OWNERSHIP FOR "L-1" VISA ISSUANCE
Nov 03, 2010
In
order for a company to transfer an employee to the United
States as an "L-1" Intracompany Transferee,
there must be "common ownership" between the U.S. company
and the overseas company, either ...
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L-1 Blanket Petitions
Nov 03, 2010
The purpose of this article is to provide information about the L-1
Blanket Petition process to officers involved in the inspection of L-1
nonimmigrant aliens.
Background
The Immigration Service (the ...
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H-1B - INA Section 106(a) - One-year H-1B Extensions
Nov 03, 2010
Single H-1B Filing Allowed When Time Remains in Sixth Year Once an alien is eligible for the seventh-year H-1B extension, it can be requested even if time remains in the sixth year. It is not necessa...
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I-751 - Removing Conditions on Residence
Jun 23, 2010
How
Do I File My I-751 . . . When The Marriage Has Broken Down, But is Not Yet Terminated?
A Conditional Permanent Resident (CPR) is one who
has obtained his or her status through marriage to a United...
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