Apr 22, 2013 | Business Litigation, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment
Employers seeking to hire foreign professionals on an H-1B visa will likely have to wait until next year. On April 5, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the federal cap on new H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2014 has been...
Apr 15, 2013 | Business & Corporate, Business Litigation, Labor & Employment
The Seventh Circuit federal appellate court recently issued an opinion where it imposed successor liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) upon an asset purchaser. In that case, the successor company purchased the assets of the predecessor at auction. The...
Apr 5, 2013 | Business Litigation, Labor & Employment
During the recent recession, I have had numerous clients use unpaid interns to supplement their workforces. They explain it is a “win-win” situation: “We don’t have to pay them and they gain valuable experience.” Unfortunately, it is not that simple. Both the...
Apr 1, 2013 | Business Litigation
On June 9, 2010, the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida in Witt v. La Gorce Country Club, upheld the trial court’s decision that Gerhardt M. Witt, a geologist, was personally liable for professional negligence, and that his personal liability was not capped by...
Feb 13, 2013 | Business Litigation
Robert M. LeVine, J.D., spouse of Blalock Walters’ principal, Mary LeVine, has recently published The Uniform Commercial Code Made Easy, now available on Amazon and at www.UCC-MadeEasy.com. This ground breaking book is a first in legal writing, as Rob uses the short...
Jan 29, 2013 | Business & Corporate, Business Litigation
As most of us likely remember, when the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, environmental, economic and societal tragedy struck that pristine community. Fast forward to April 20, 2010 and the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of...
