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Jury Award Against Officers for Excessive Force Is Reinstated
Author: Ben Bedell, New York Law Journal, April 13, 2016 – An appeals court reinstated $1.8 million of a $4 million jury verdict against New York City and two of its police officers that had been cut to $350,000 by a trial judge in an excessive force case Tuesday. A unanimous panel of the Appellate Read More
Read MoreHISTORICAL H-1B USAGE: AN EDUCATED GUESS ON HOW MANY PETITIONS WILL BE FILED THIS YEAR!
On April 1, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2017 cap. U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in occupations that require highly specialized knowledge in fields such as science, engineering and computer programming. We predict that H-1B petitioners Read More
Read MoreHow to Protect Yourself in Case of an ICE Raid in Your Home
Author: Daniel M. Kowalski , Lexis Nexis Ava Benach, Dec. 28, 2015 – “Happy New Year! Have an ICE raid! By now, everyone has heard that the Obama administration plans to celebrate the new year by rounding up families and removing them to Central America. The administration hopes that the images of Central American families coming Read More
Read MoreUSCIS Announces Revised Procedures for Determining Visa Availability for Applicants Waiting to File for Adjustment of Status
USCIS, Sept. 9, 2015 – “USCIS, in coordination with Department of State (DOS), is revising the procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file for employment-based or family-sponsored preference adjustment of status. The revised process will better align with procedures DOS uses for foreign nationals who seek to become U.S. permanent residents by applying for Read More
Read MoreVisa Bulletin for October 2015 – New Format!
“This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during October for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated in this bulletin, individuals seeking to file applications for Read More
Read MoreDHS Announces Temporary Protected Status Designation for Yemen
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced his decision to designate Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months due to the ongoing armed conflict within the country. Yemen is experiencing widespread conflict and a resulting severe humanitarian emergency, and requiring Yemeni nationals in the United States to return to Yemen would pose a Read More
Read MoreIs Your Internship Truly an Internship?
By Jacob Aronauer, Esq. If you are a non-paid intern at a company but don’t believe you are truly getting the experience that an unpaid intern should receive then keep reading! The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, in Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, recently issued a decision that sets forth the standard as to how Read More
Read MorePPID ADDS EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE AND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MAKES PROPOSED RULE CHANGE AS TO WHOM IS ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY
By Jacob Aronauer, Esq. Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of their employment law practice group. Headed by Jacob Aronauer, we represent employees in all aspects in employment law, including wage and hour, discrimination and other employment cases. A focal point of our employment practice is ensuring that individuals Read More
Read MoreDue Process Claim Against Police Revived by Circuit
Mark Hamblett, New York Law Journal June 17, 2015 A man who spent 18 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder can pursue his claim that police identification procedures and witness coercion violated due process, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled. Fernando Bermudez, exonerated of a 1991 shooting Read More
Read MoreAbogado de Inmigración Nelson Madrid
MARCH 5, 2015BY IVAN RAMIREZ Nelson Madrid es un abogado con la agencia Pollack, Pollack, Issac & DeCicco, LLP. Su carrera en justicia social commenzó cuando estaba estudiando leyes en Michigan. Durante sus estudios en Thomas M. Cooley Law School el Sr. Madrid trabajó para el “Michigan Pension Rights Project,” una agencia sin fines-de-lucro que daba Read More
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