Labor certification allows beneficiaries to enter the U.S. through employment. Before employers hire aliens, they have to prove to the Department of Labor that there are no qualified citizens or Green Card holders to fill the position, and must thoroughly test the labor market to find qualified applicants. This is done by posting and advertising the position and interviewing candidates. “Applying for Permanent Residency can be a daunting lengthy process; therefore, it is helpful to […]

Canines bite a few million people every year in the United States. It’s obvious what kind of physical repercussion an attack can have on a victim, but most people have no idea how dog bite laws can affect them, too, such as the “first bite” or “one bite” rules. Most states follow the “one bite rule,” which says that owners are not liable for a dog’s first attack provided the owner was not negligent in […]

There’s a great debate in the nation about how to get unemployed Americans working in agriculture. It is a debate made all the more controversial by the fact that many unemployed Americans don’t want to work in jobs they consider demeaning. Republicans on a committee dealing with this issue are arguing that illegal immigrants take jobs away from the unemployed. Democrats argue that if unemployed Americans wanted those agricultural jobs, they’d already be working in […]

Trademark infringement goes international these days when companies based in the U.S. sue companies based in Europe. In an interesting international development, U.S.-based Smart Blocks Inc., a maker of construction toys, sued the Danish company Lego A/S, noted as one of Europe’s largest toymakers. Smart Blocks petitioned the federal court for a determination that they were not infringing on Lego trademarks. Evidently, Smart Blocks, whose headquarters are in San Marcos, Calif., are noted for their […]

Weed killer, hormones, lead, aluminum and other toxic chemicals are found in tap water. When it comes to drinking safe water, the last place anyone should really rely on for fresh and clean water is their kitchen tap. In fact, the vast majority of homes in the U.S. today have water contaminated with just about everything under the sun. While it can’t be seen or smelled, it will do its silent damage over the years. […]

Whiplash can’t be seen and thus many feel it’s not that serious. Nothing could be further from the truth. “What causes whiplash? Usually car accidents take the lead for the highest number of cases. However, they are certainly not the only way to wind up with whiplash. That can happen to anyone riding a bicycle, skiing, taking a spin on a motorcycle, riding a horse or even on skateboards. It gives one pause for thought, […]

If you are serious about the music you create as a composer, you should be serious about music licensing. Music is everywhere in the world of entertainment: Movies, television, radio advertisements and commercials. There is always a need for top-notch songs and artists. “For an upcoming composer, licensing music is a vital step in growing a career,” said Anthony Spotora, a Los Angeles-based entertainment and business lawyer. “Licensing music means that your creation is not […]

Statistics show that family practitioners and general internists get the diagnosis wrong a relatively high number of times when a person is having a heart attack. A very recent study on heart attack diagnosis released by the Physician Insurers Association revealed that malpractice in this area is quite high among family practitioners and general internists. They have the highest number of med mal claims and the highest average indemnity payments of any group of doctors. […]

One of the main problems with traumatic brain injury is that no one is able to see it. It may manifest itself in many ways, including slurred speech. “Over the years that I’ve been practicing law, I’ve seen a fair number of traumatic brain injury victims. Each one has their particular story and each one manifests their injury in a different way. Typically speaking, some of the similarities amongst victims are loss of short-term memory, […]

Social networking websites are currently seeing extensive popularity, some of them connecting more than 500 million people across the world. Dallas-based immigration attorney Stewart Rabinowitz of the firm Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz advises social network users to only connect to people they already know. People use social networking websites for numerous reasons – to keep in touch with family across long distances, to search for romantic partners and sometimes even to find completely new friends based […]