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US Immigration Update: USCIS Backs Off Its Threat To Foreign Workers Who Rely On AC-21 To Extend Their H-1B Classification Beyond 6 Years
Under intense pressure from the business community, US Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") appears to be backing away from a proposed policy shift that was causing great concern for certain...
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New Zealand Labor Update: Public Holiday Entitlements; Day in Lieu
The Holidays Act 2003 (New Zealand) provides that an employee is entitled to another days holiday (a day in lieu) if a public holiday falls on a day that would...
read moreUK Update: Why Data Protection is a Board Level Issue
The message is clear – data protection is a board level issue with board level consequences. Cases such as the decision in Various Claimants v Morrisons Supermarkets PLC illustrate how...
read moreAustralia Labor Law: Annual Christmas and New Year Close-Down – Do You Understand the Rules?
Christmas and New Year are fast approaching. Businesses that close down over the Christmas period and require employees to take their annual leave over this time must comply with potentially...
read moreSwiss Labor : “Fictitious Self Employment”
he crux with the supposedly independent service providers. Supposedly self-employed service providers (e.g., for example freelancers, (sub-) contractors) are often in fact so-called "fictitiously self-employed persons". As a result, the actual employer...
read moreNew Zealand: Possible Significant Employment Law Changes – New Government
Labour’s 2017 Employment policies when read with those of NZ First would potentially see the following significant changes to employment law in New Zealand: 90 Day Trial Period Under Labour’s...
read moreIndonesia Joins the Madrid Protocol
On October 2, 2017, Indonesia’s Ministry of Law and Human Rights submitted its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, making Indonesia the 100th member state under the treaty. As...
read moreUS Update: USCIS to Require Interviews for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications as of October 1
As of today, October 1, 2017, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will mandate an in-person interview for any individual adjusting from an employment-based status to permanent residency (Form...
read moreWANTED : International Leaders / Entrepreneurs
If you are a partner in an international law firm or in a boutique international practice with truly global aspirations, have a portable client base, and want the opportunity to...
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