Giselle Carson discusses the L-1 visa in depth in her book, Beyond the H-1B: A Guide to Work Visa Options for Employers, Foreign Nationals, and Graduating Students, available on Amazon.Here is a brief excerpt from the L-1 visa chapter. L-1 Visas are a useful and...
Month: October 2018
Expect More Form I-9 Audits: Are You Ready?
A client who received an ICE visit recently said to me, “Giselle, I don’t want to see them here again. How can we best prepare?” As promised in October of 2017, throughout this year employers have experienced a ramping up of I-9 audits and ICE (Immigration and Customs...
Delays and RFEs for Forms I-765 and I-131
Yes, ongoing delays and RFEs ahead for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, as well as Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. As of September 2018, processing times at the National Benefits Center (NBC) for these forms were as follows: For I-765...
An Arbitrary, Capricious, and Unlawful H-1B Extension Denial
Despite significant evidence that an Assistant Project Manager was a specialty occupation which required at a minimum a bachelor’s degree and sophisticated knowledge of construction systems, advanced project scheduling, cost estimation and analysis, information...
Appeals Court Says Fort Lauderdale Food Sharing Protected Under the First Amendment
Like many cities, Fort Lauderdale’s homeless population has grown in recent years, resulting in a two very different reactions. One is an attempt to reach out to the homeless community and offer help, as exemplified by the weekly meals at Stranahan Park offered by a...
Copyrighting a Skyline: Two Sample Cases
You may not be surprised to learn that you cannot copyright a skyline. However, you can certainly copyright photographs that are taken of that skyline. If someone takes your image without your permission and uses it, you may have grounds for a copyright infringement...
Scandalous Trademarks: The Government Strikes Back
Back in March of this year, I wrote about Erik Brunetti successfully arguing to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that he should be approved to register the mark “Fuct” for clothing items, in part because the provision under the Lanham Act preventing him...
2018 Women of Influence Event
Marks Gray shareholder, Giselle Carson delivered the keynote speech at the 2018 Women of Influence Event. Her key message was: “Chaos is part of the journey.” She illustrated the importance of having a vivid goal, taking action, embracing challenges, and finding...