Employment

Social Media Law

by Fred Abramson

Social Media such as Twit­ter, Face­book and Blogs are an easy way for employ­ees to com­mu­ni­cate with the world.  This can cause far reach­ing legal risks for employ­ers. What can be done to pre­vent social net­work­ing sites from being used as a sound­ing board for an unhappy employee, a place to dis­close trade secrets, or a means to defame bosses and co-w ork­ers? How can you pro­tect your com­pany from the pos­si­ble legal prob­lems due to social net­work­ing? I can help by advis­ing you how to:

  • Mon­i­tor employee use of blogs by telling you what’s legal & what’s not
  • Draft work­able blog­ging policies
  • Assess your lia­bil­ity risks from your employ­ees use of social net­work­ing site and blogs
  • To min­i­mize your risk for unnec­es­sary and expen­sive litigation
  • Com­ply with the New FTC reg­u­la­tions effec­tive Decem­ber 1, 2010 about blogging.

Here are some key issues that you need to be aware of:

  • Blogs in the Work­place: Legal Risks & Lia­bil­ity You Need to Know
    • How to legally mon­i­tor your employee’s use of social media sites with­out infring­ing on their legal rights.
    • Does the employee or com­pany own the blogs or social net­work­ing account?
    • If an employee posts some­thing on a blog, or a social media site, can the employ­ers be held liable?
    • Strate­gies to pro­tect con­fi­den­tial and busi­ness information
  • What is legal for your Employ­ees to Blog about
    • What to do about bad com­ments of your employ­ees in their per­sonal blogs
    • What can you do to limit blog­ging by your employ­ees when they are not working
    • What is the dif­fer­ence between bad behav­ior and the first amend­ment right to free­dom of speech?
  • Draft­ing Social Media Policies:
    • How to draft a social net­work­ing  pol­icy to pro­tect your com­pany while bal­anc­ing your employ­ees right to privacy
    • Why you may not want to restrict from your employ­ees from engag­ing in social media
    • How you can enforce the restric­tions placed in your social media policy.
    • Assess­ing your employ­ees rights  under the  National Labor Rela­tions Act
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Transferring a Intracompany Employee from Overseas to the US

by Fred Abramson

If your com­pany is look­ing to trans­fer an employee to the United States on a tem­po­rary assign­ment, an L visa may be the way to go. Here are the impor­tant pro­vi­sions for obtain­ing an L visa:

  1. The worker must have worked abroad for your com­pany for at least one year within the pre­ced­ing three years;
  2. The for­eign and the US com­pany must be part of the same \“qual­i­fy­ing organization\’;
  3. The worker must have worked in either a man­age­ment capac­ity, exec­u­tive capac­ity or have spe­cial­ized knowledge;
  4. The worker must come to the United States for a tem­po­rary period.

The L cat­e­gory has two parts: L-1 for the employee who wishes to trans­fer and L-2 for the trans­feree.  Be aware that the fam­ily mem­ber accom­pa­ny­ing the employee  can­not get employ­ment autho­riza­tion through an L-2.

Here are the pro­ce­dures for obtain­ing an L-1visa:

  1. The US employer must file a peti­tion to clas­sify the employee has a tem­po­rary worker.  The peti­tion requires evi­dence that your com­pany is a \“qual­i­fy­ing orga­ni­za­tion\” and spe­cific infor­ma­tion about the worker.
  2. Addi­tional evi­dence is needed if the worker is needed to open a new office.
  3. Be aware that there are spe­cial rules under NAFTA.
Transferring a Intracompany Employee from Overseas to the US

New York Per Diem Lawyer for Court Appearances in Supreme & Civil Court

by Fred Abramson

PER DIEM SERVICES SINCE 1997

Are you look­ing for an attor­ney to cover your Supreme or Civil court appear­ances in New York, Brook­lyn (Kings), Queens and the Bronx?  You have come to the right place. The Law Office of Fred­eric R. Abram­son has pro­vided Supreme and Civil court appear­ances and depo­si­tion ser­vices for law firms such as yours since 1997.  We cover court appear­ances, depo­si­tions, arbi­tra­tions and tri­als in the fol­low­ing counties:

  • New York
  • Kings
  • Queens
  • Bronx

    • Rates:

    • Pre­lim­i­nary Con­fer­ences:  $125
    • Com­pli­ance Con­fer­ences:  $125
    • Motions: $125
    • Exam­i­na­tions Before Trial: $250
    • each addi­tional party — add $150
    • 50H Hear­ings: $250
    • each addi­tional party — add $150
    • add $25 if a wit­ness requires an interpreter
    • Call for Tri­als and Arbitrations

    HUNDREDS OF LAW FIRMS RELY ON THE LAW OFFICE OF FREDERIC R. ABRAMSON FOR:

    • Emer­gency Court Appearances
    • Accu­rate and prompt report­ing of all results within 2 hours.
    • Free imme­di­ate email report
    • 12 years per diem experience
    • Acces­si­bil­ity
    • Depend­abil­ity
    • Per Diem Experience

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    Immigration

    by Fred Abramson

    Immigration
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    Immi­gra­tion reform is in the news every­day. It is impor­tant to act now and con­sult with an attor­ney to guide you through the com­plex process of immi­gra­tion law.

    As your per­sonal advi­sor, I will lead you and/or your com­pany through the maze of immi­gra­tion laws, pro­vid­ing com­mon sense solu­tions for aliens who want to work or immi­grate into the United States.   I have helped an array of dif­fer­ent com­pa­nies, such as those in the I.T. and import/export indus­tries obtain employ­ment visas for work­ers such as pro­gram­mers and mar­ket­ing spe­cial­ists. I have also suc­cess­fully obtained per­ma­nent res­i­dency and cit­i­zen­ship for indi­vid­u­als and their fam­i­lies from all over the world.

    Immi­gra­tion sta­tus is usu­ally a mat­ter where time is of the essence.  Unfor­tu­nately, USCIS  is a gov­ern­men­tal agency with a back­log of hun­dreds of thou­sands of appli­ca­tions.  I will pro­vide a per­sonal road map with you and/or your com­pany so that your case will be resolved in the fastest pos­si­ble manner.

    My immi­gra­tion prac­tice includes rep­re­sen­ta­tion for business/employment immi­gra­tion, family-based immi­gra­tion and depor­ta­tion. I pro­vide con­fi­den­tial advice relat­ing to immi­gra­tion and nat­u­ral­iza­tion, employ­ment, visas, cit­i­zen­ship, asy­lum and deportation.

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