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Requirements for an L-1A Intracompany Transferee Executive or Manager

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
L-1A is used for intracompany transferees and allows the temporary transfer of employees (executives or managers) who continue employment with the same employer or a company of the group. “The L-1A nonimmigrant classification enables a U.S. employer to transfer an executive or manager from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States.  This classification also enables a foreign company which does not yet have an affiliated U.S. office to send an executive Read more [...]

H-1B SPECIALTY OCCUPATION

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
There are many complex nuances to the H-1B, but the basics are as follows.  The H-1B is for those working in a “specialty occupation” for a U.S. company.  Generally, the position must require a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent, and the foreign national must possess a related bachelor’s degree or equivalent.  If you do not have a U.S. bachelor’s degree, consult with a lawyer to determine whether you have the equivalent under H-1B standards through either work experience, education, Read more [...]

H-1B specialty occupation

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
There are many complex nuances to the H-1B, but the basics are as follows.  The H-1B is for those working in a “specialty occupation” for a U.S. company.  Generally, the position must require a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent, and the foreign national must possess a related bachelor’s degree or equivalent.  If you do not have a U.S. bachelor’s degree, consult with a lawyer to determine whether you have the equivalent under H-1B standards through either work experience, education, Read more [...]

EU DPAs establishes a task force on Uber’s data breach

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On November 29, 2017, the Working Party 29 (WP29) established a task force on the Uber  [adjust link] data breach case. This task force, led by the Dutch DPA, will be composed of representatives from the French, Italian, Spanish, Belgian and German Data Protection Authorities (DPAs), as well as from the ICO and will coordinate the national investigations on this important issue. The news is available at http://ec.europa.eu…   Originally published on Technethics on December 2017 Read more [...]

SCOTUS heard oral argument in Carpenter vs US: can the Gov’t access carriers’ location data without a warrant?

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On November 29, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in an important privacy case. The Sixth Circuit held that the protection granted under the Fourth Amendment did not prevent the government to access business records from the defendants’ wireless carriers revealing the user’s location without a warrant. In Carpenter v. United States Timothy Carpenter and Timothy Sanders were convicted of nine armed robberies. The government’s evidence at trial included business records from Read more [...]