29 February

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Tenants’ basic rights against landlords

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If your landlord doesn’t fix the heat during winter, or you have a problem with electricity, running water etc. You have some rights as a tenant. First of all, every residential house must afford you an “Implied warranty of habitability”. In property law context, the standard for implied warranty of habitability is that premises must be fit for basic human dwelling in other words the premises must be in livable condition. The appropriate standards may be supplied either by local housing code or case law. Landlord is expected to fulfill an implied warranty of habitability by keeping basic structural elements of the building,...

26 February

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Federal judge approves nearly $1 billion settlement between US government and Native American tribes

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A federal judge has approved a nearly $1 billion settlement between the Obama administration and Native American tribes over claims the government shorted tribes on contract costs to manage education, law enforcement and other federal services even as far back as the 1970's. It is expected that nearly 700 tribes or tribal agencies will claim this approved compensation....

24 February

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Johnson & johnson lost the law suit and ordered to pay 72M over cancer death

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New Jersey based health care giant Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $72 million in damages to the family of an Alabama woman who died from ovarian cancer allegedly caused by using the company’s Baby Powder. A St. Louis jury reached the verdict Monday night, awarding the family of Jackie Fox, $10 million in actual damages and $62 million in punitive damages....

23 February

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E-2 yatırımcı vizesi ile Amerika ya nasıl gelinir?

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E-2 yatırımcı vizesi Amerikanın kendisi ile ticaret antlaşması olan ülke vatandaşlarına Amerika da önemli oranlarda yatırım yapmaları kaydıyla onlara sağladığı vize türüdür. Amerikada öğrenci olmanız mümkün değilse veya size sponsor olacak bir işveren yada Amerikan vatandaşı çocuk, eş, anne-baba gibi yakın aile bireyleri de yoksa E-2 vizesi sizin Amerikaya yerlesmeniz için bir çözüm olabilir. Üstelik diğer vize türlerinin aksine E-2 vize katagorisinde verilecek vize sayısı yıllık bir kotaya dahil edilmemiştir ayrıca yatırımcının eğitim seviyesinin belli bir düzeyde olması veya dil bilmesi de beklenmiyor. Başvuru şartları şu şekildedir: ABD ile ticari bir antlaşmanın varlığı E-2 yatırımcısının vatandaşı olduğu ülkenin ABD ile ticaret anlaşması olması gerekir....

22 February

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America doesn’t know how many immigrants overstay their visas

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According to a recent NY Times article, 20 years ago congress has passed a law requiring the federal government to develop a system to track immigrants who overstayed their visas. Despite spending millions of dollars officials can only roughly estimate the number of people in the U.S. illegally after overstaying visas. Officials blame a lack of technology. According to a 1997 report prepared by the former INS, it was estimated that 40% of foreign nationals overstay their visas - which is approximately 4.4 million of the estimated 11 million undocumented residents in the U.S. ...

22 February

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Amerika da yatırım üzerinden yeşil kart (Green Card) nasıl alınır?

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Amerikada oturum hakkı sağlayan ve EB- 5 olarak bilinen yatırımcı programı 1990 yılında Amerikan kongresinin yabancı yatırımcıların ülkeye davet edilerek iş ve sermaye artırımının sağlanması ve bu sayede Amerikan ekonomisinin ve istihdamın canlandırılması için başlattığı bir programdır. EB-5 vizesine başvurmanın koşulları neleredir? EB-5 yolu ile oturum hakkını elde etmek için yatırımcılardan dil bilmesi, iş geçmişi, yaş sınırı, ve eğitim seviyesi açısından talep edilen bir şart bulunmamaktadır. Tek şart yatırımcıların yatırım yapacakları miktarı yasal yollardan elde edildiğini ispatlama zorunluluğudur. Yapılacak yatırımın miktarı en az 1 milyon dolardır. Ancak bunun bir istisnası var. Eğer yatırım işsizliğin çok yüksek olduğu şehirlerde veya az gelişmiş kırsal kesimlerde...

21 February

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Lawsuit Claims Disney Colluded to Supplant U.S. Workers with Immigrants

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The lawsuits by Leo Perrero and Dena Moore, who each filed a separate but similar class-action complaint represent the first time Americans have gone to federal court to sue outsourcing companies HCL and Cognizant that allegedly brought in foreign nationals and the Walt Disney World company that contracted with those businesses, claiming that they intentionally collaborated to replace American workers with H-1B workers from abroad....

21 February

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H-1B season has begun

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions On April 1, 2016, for the annual H-1B visa quota of 65,000 (plus 20,000 for holders of advanced U.S. degrees).If more than 65,000 petitions are received in the first five business days of April, as is expected, USCIS will conduct a lottery to determine which petitions will be selected for the quota and reviewed. We anticipate a lottery will be required this year as was required last year. The annual quota, however, does not apply to individuals currently in H-1B visa status, individuals who need to extend their stay/change...

21 February

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New law increases fees for L-1 and H-1B petitioners

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113), signed into law by President Obama on December 18, 2015, increases fees for certain H-1B and L-1 petitioners. Petitioners who employ 50 or more employees in the United States, with more than 50 percent of those employees in H-1B or L (including L-1A and L-1B) nonimmigrant status. These petitioners must submit an additional fee of $4,000 for H-1B petitions and $4,500 for L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after December 18, 2015....

19 February

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Every business owner should be aware of vicarious liability.

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“Vicarious liability” means a person may be held liable for the actions, wrongdoings and or omissions of another person. In workplace context, it refers that an employer can be liable for the acts or omissions of its employees when the event giving rise to injuries took place in the course of their employment. If an employee causes harm to others or even themselves while on company property or while operating or using company equipment, the business owner is vicariously liable. But the most important point which most business owners don’t know is that employers can also be held liable for harm...

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