2012 Brings an Expansion of E-Verify
Giselle Carson Jan 4, 2012 in Immigration News
Several states’ immigration laws will take effect this first week of January, including Alabama, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee and South Carolina. Most of these laws require the use of E-Verify, while other, more controversial and potentially unconstitutional provisions have been blocked by federal courts pending further review. Not all of these laws are punitive however. A California law allows students who have entered the country illegally to receive private financial aid at public colleges. To […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear the Arizona Immigration Law Case
Giselle Carson Dec 12, 2011 in Immigration Team News
The Highest Court will likely hear arguments in the case of Arizona v. U.S. in April. The case will decide whether a law enforcement officer can check the immigration status of people stopped or arrested if officers should “suspect” that they are in the U.S. illegally. A decision is likely to come in late June. To read more, click here.
Continue ReadingA small electronics company in California, Alyn Industries, Inc., with only 60 employees was fined $43,000 for substantive violations including a failure to complete a few I-9s, sign some I-9 attestations, and failure of employeeS to check the box indicating her immigration status. Mitigating factors included that Alyn had no prior violations and was found not to be acting in bad faith. Every current and recently released employee’s I-9 is vulnerable for audits and fines, […]
Continue ReadingUSCIS announced that the FY 2012 cap of 65,000 H-1B petitions has been reached. USCIS will no longer accept H-1B petitions for new employment until April 2012. However, they are still accepting petitions filed for persons exempt from the cap such as H-1B extensions, petitions to change employment and petitions for concurrent H-1B employment. Read the press release here.
Continue ReadingShareholder, Giselle Carson Publishes Article In Florida Bar Journal
Marks Gray P.A. Nov 23, 2011 in News
Attorney Giselle Carson published Part I of an article on labor and employment titled, ‘Raising Arizona Law in Florida?’ in the November. To read the complete article, please click here
Continue ReadingMarks Gray Shareholder and Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce’s General Counsel Giselle Carson attended the Jacksonville’s 31st Annual Leadership Trip to Houston, TX. An active member of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Carson was featured on two minute video speaking about the revitalization of Jacksonville. See see the entire video, please visit click here
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