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Rihanna Financial Manager Sued for Race and Sex Discrimination Because of Alleged Statement that Rihanna is "Hot"

Rihanna Financial Manager Sued for Race and Sex Discrimination Because of Alleged Statement that Rihanna is "Hot"

Employees Awarded $12 million in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for Being Called Sluts and Accused of Having STD's

Employees Awarded $12 million in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for Being Called Sluts and Accused of Having STD's

California Passes Historic Equal Pay Law

California Strengthens Its Gender Pay Equality Laws

DUI Checkpoints: Is your Sobriety Checkpoint Legal?

DUI checkpoints are not legal unless fully compliant with the 4th Amendment. A DUI lawyer representing a citizen seized for drunk driving at a sobriety checkpoint can find where police officers have cheated by skipping important steps in the DUI checkpoint approval and implementation process.

Commonwealth v. Giambattista

Confessions

Special Rule Cancellation of Removal or Suspension of Deportation for ABC Class Members and Certain Eastern Europeans

The American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh (ABC) Settlement Agreement was a class action settlement between a class of Guatemalan and Salvadoran nationals and the United States government rendered in American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh, 760 F. Supp. 796 (N.D. Cal. 1991) on January 31, 1991.

Bars to Asylum Application

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) established three bars to applying for asylum. The three bars, found in section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) are: Safe Third Country Bar, Time Limit, Previous Asylum Applications.

Enhanced H1B Portability

The American Competitiveness in the Twenty First Century Act of 2000 (AC21) introduced the concept of “enhanced H1B portability.” Prior to the enactment into law of AC21, H1B Visas were portable from one employer to another. However, an H1B Visa-holder was not permitted to begin employment...

How Work-Related Stress Affects Missouri Employees

Prolonged stress can adversely affect a worker's productivity and increase the risk of a workplace accident.

Adjustment of Status for Natives and Citizens of Cuba

U.S. immigration law contains special rules for natives and citizens of Cuba to adjust to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the United States. Generally, so long as a native or citizen of Cuba is admitted or paroled into the United States, he or she will be eligible for adjustment of...

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