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Schweinegrippe Impfung – Stand der Dinge (USA/Germany)

December 9, 2009

In den USA wütet die Schweinegrippe viel stärker als in Europa. Jetzt sollen in einer ersten Impfrunde ca. 160 Millionen Amerikaner und in Amerika lebende Menschen die Möglichkeit bekommen geimpft zu werden. Das Gesundheitsministerium hat eine Liste mit Risikogruppen herausgegeben, die zuerst gegen den Erreger immun gemacht werden sollen. Aber auch Erwachsene und ältere Menschen,…

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7 Helpful Hints for your Advertisements

December 9, 2009

The current economic climate is tough enough for most business owners, and store owners are justifiably fighting for every sale they can get. In this competitive atmosphere, huge sales and promotions are everywhere — but business owners need to be exceptionally careful HOW they advertise in order to protect themselves from false advertising lawsuits. Both…

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Think it’s safe to ignore a foreign lawsuit? Think again…

December 6, 2009

In the past, some of our international corporate clients have asked a similar question, “Why should I worry about an American-based lawsuit against my company in Europe? What if I just ignore it?” While it is easy to see the significant consequences of a foreign judgment in a criminal case (just ask Roman Polanski), there…

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So ticken die amerikanischen Chefs

December 4, 2009

“Nicht dem Boss widersprechen, Vorsicht mit schlüpfrigen Witzen, nie maulen bei Überstunden: Trotz vieler Gemeinsamkeiten gibt es eine kulturelle Kluft, die transatlantische Karrieren empfindlich stören kann” … so berichtet ein interesanter Artikel im Spiegel, ueber die Kulturunterschiede:http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/jobundberuf/0,1518,663918,00.html Seit vielen Jahren kenne ich das nun schon, die “Neu”-Amerikaner, die erst alles anders, dann alles schlecht und…

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Dezember 2009 Newletter

December 3, 2009

Der Dezember 2009 Newletter wurde gerade verschickt. Latest News … Wir twittern, Sie auch? Social Media at BDHSiemens stimmt Strafe von 1,34 Mrd $ Strafe zuUSA Reisende: ESTA beachten – Electronic System for Travel Authorization/Elektronisches ReisegenehmigungssystemDezember 2009 Visa BulletinDas 1,4 Mrd Dollar UrteilApple’s legal battlesSeminar: Pfeiffer University Charlotte “Product LiabilitySpannendes vom Blog Wollen Sie den…

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Ski Season is Upon Us – But Check Your Bindings First!

December 2, 2009

The AP recently reported a new RECALL of snow-skiing equipment, specifically bindings: About 10,000 alpine ski bindings, made in Romania and imported by Salomon USA, of Ogden, Utah, because the product’s toe component could fail to fully secure the ski boot to the ski binding, causing the binding to release unexpectedly. This could cause the…

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ESTA Abzocke bei USA Besuchern

December 2, 2009

Seit knapp einem Jahr müssen alle Reisenden im Rahmen des Programms für visumsfreies Reisen (Visa Waiver Program) vor Reiseantritt eine elektronische Reisegenehmigung für Reisen in die USA unter Verwendung des Elektronische Reisegenehmigungssystem (Electronic System for Travel Authorization, ESTA) beantragen. Das elektronische Reisegenehmigungssystem wird zur Feststellung der Einreiseberechtigung der Reisenden in die USA gemäß des Visa…

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Green Card Lottery Winner Notification

November 30, 2009

First of all: If you did play the Green Card lottery: good luck! I hope besides from all the internet isues of the last few days with the Secretary of State’s website you did file on time today. A refresher: This is the hint from their website – as recent as yesterday:We are currently experiencing…

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“NO” to workers comp for illegals?

November 29, 2009

A few days after my comments on race discrimination on the job under the column Race-Based Hiring here comes a similar issue: discrimination by the legislature. Republican state senator in Ohios says no to workers comp for illegals. His plan is to prohibit the nation’s largest state-run injured worker insurance program from providing benefits to…

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Gucci Purses OK, Confederate Flagged Purses Not So OK

November 28, 2009

Just the right news for the big Thanksgiving pre-advent and pre-christmas shopping weekend: Gucci Purses OK, Confederate Flagged Purses Not So OK. This is the essence of a new federal appeals court decision. Once upon a time in suburbia of Ft. Worth, Texas there was a not so long ago history of racially charged student…

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