We asked Judge Christian Wilton of Minnesota’s First Judicial District to outline some of the changes implemented, their effects on trial practices, and tips for how litigants should prepare for and litigate cases in the “new normal.”
The Minnesota Governor’s Emergency Executive Order of April 8, 2020 identifies the MN Judicial Branch as a “Critical Sector” of state government and exempts members of the Judicial Branch from the stay-at-home directive. By order dated April 9, 2020, the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court continued restrictions on in-person access to courthouses for only designated high priority case types. Civil cases are generally designated “Low Priority.”
Whether you’re an employer, a foreign professional looking to work for a U.S. business, or a recruiter trying to connect the two, before getting the H-1B lottery blues, there are four H1-B visa alternatives you can consider.
For the first time, the Immigration Service will open the H-1B visa lottery on March 1, instead of April 1. The H-1B visa allows employers to hire foreign nationals to work in many types of professional positions.
The increasing number of mass shooting incidents in recent years are changing how insurers are recognizing and addressing the liability risks associated with gun ownership and shootings.
New wage notice, earnings and recordkeeping requirements; civil and criminal sanctions for wage theft.
Recruiting doctors has become vital, as the shortage of physicians in the U.S. continues to grow.
On May 1, 2019 a treaty investor agreement between the United States and Israel became effective, giving Israeli citizens the ability to apply for an E-2 investor visa.
On April 11, the Immigration Service announced that it received 201,011 H-1B petitions during the filing period from April 1-5, 2019. This number far exceeded the congressionally-mandated cap.
The Twin Cities of Minnesota rank ninth on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s (“ATRF”) 2018 Judicial Hellholes Watch List ®.
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