Attorney Lauren Cooney, discusses Current Employment Law legal issue and Enforceability of arbitration agreements.
Recent legal trends on the right to a Jury trial are being significantly hindered through the use and enforceability of Arbitration Agreements. An arbitration agreement is a contract between two parties where they agree to waive their rights to a Jury trial. Florida Courts, and the Supreme Court of the [...]
Work Place Injury – What can I do if I broke my leg on the…
Work Place Injury The laws surrounding work place injury, in Florida, fall under Chapter 440 of the Florida Statutes and the Workers’ Compensation laws. The first thing you need to do is report your injury to your employer and file a claim. Florida Law protects an employee from retaliation as [...]
USCIS / Inmigracion propone aumento de precios
USCIS PROPONE AUMENTO DE PRECIOS online collaboration tools. El Servicio de Inmigraciòn ( por sus siglas en inglés USCIS) propuso nuevos derechos fiscales para otorgar las visas y de acuerdo con la noticia publicada al efecto ha solicitado los comentarios del público al respecto. La propuesta fue publicada en el [...]
Immigration Law concerning status of foreign alien when spouse passes away
Immigration Law, Rights of Spouse if the spouse dies. In a marriage of an American citizen and a Foreigner, the American never filed for the Spouse but the American citizen dies suddenly. How do Widow’s Rights apply to this immigration scenario, especially if the Spouse entered the United States with [...]
Petition of an Child above the age of 17
Foreign Marriage. An American marries a foreigner who has two children from a previous marriage. One child is 17 years of age and the other child is 21 years of age. The Petition from the American citizen for the Spouse does not include the minor child. The American citizen only [...]
International adoption of a minor child for immigration purposes, what is the law?
Immigration Law Question: International Adoption A couple wants to adopt a child from another country. They inform their attorney that they have already decided to adopt a niece living abroad. What can be done to accomplish this adoption? First, you can adopt only a minor under the age of 16, [...]
Explicando las visas U, V, S, TPS, visas humanitaria
VISA TEMPORALES (Visas “S” hasta la Visa Humanitaria) El artículo 101 de la Ley de Inmigración y Nacionalidad (INA) en la sección (a)(15)(S) define la visa “S” para ser usada por aquellas personas que poseen una información que sea verificada en casos criminales que conduzcan al esclarecimiento de un crimen [...]
