Post-Trial Rights
by Michael Waddington.Appellate Court Review If a court martial sentence includes a sentence of death, confinement for one year or more, a punitive discharge such as a dishonorable discharge, bad conduct discharge or dismissal, then the case is automatically reviewed by t...
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Keep a Secret - Its the Law!
by Laura Adams.Trade-secret law has become more important as our modern workforce has become more mobile. The law is necessary to protect the owners of proprietary company information.A trade secret is company information you have that's not readily available to t...
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Visa Backlog: Options For Employers
by John Mei.According to the December, 2007 Visa Bulletin foreign workers falling in the EB-3 category and EB-2 workers from Mainland China and India will be affected by a severe backlog of visa numbers. This means there are more individuals wishing to immigrate...
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H-1B 7th Year Extension and the Visa Backlog
by John Mei.What is an H-1B?An H-1B temporary worker is a foreign national who is coming temporarily to the U.S. to perform a specialty occupation. A specialty occupation is defined as "an occupation that requires (A) theoretical and practical application of a ...
What is Medical Malpractice?
by Joe Devine.Medical malpractice is the very broad term given to a very wide variety of incidences where a doctor or someone with a medical license makes some sort of mistake that results in the injury or death of a patient. Such areas include birth injuries, mis...
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When Its Time to Revisit The Support Order
by David Siegel.How long has it been since your order for support was entered before the court? Have circumstances changed since that order for support was signed by the judge? Has there been a significant change in circumstances such as job loss or job enhancemen...
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Employment Based Immigration
by John Mei.U.S. employers wishing to sponsor a foreign national for permanent residency face the daunting task of navigating through the treacherous waters of U.S. immigration laws. This article seeks to provide employers with a basic outline of the process. E...
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Filing H-1B Petitions
by John Mei.The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will accept H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2009 on April 1, 2008 for jobs starting on October 1, 2008. Mistakes in filing procedure or including improper filing fees will cause the reject...
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