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Neu in North Carolina: Wie bekomme ich einen Führerschein?

March 28, 2012

Zieht man dauerhaft nach North Carolina, muss man als Autofahrer spätestens nach 60 Tagen einen Führerschein beantragen. Zudem muss man einen Führerschein aus North Carolina vorweisen, um ein Auto in North Carolina anzumelden. Bis man seinen Führerschein aus North Carolina beantragt und bekommen hat, kann man mit seinem ausländischen Führerschein fahren. Der internationale Führerschein wird…

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Wie bekomme ich eine Social Security Number mit einem Non-Immigrant Visum?

March 28, 2012

Das beantragen einer Sozialversicherungsnummer, die sog. Social Security Number (SSN), ist erfreulich einfach. Die Nummer wird nicht nur von Arbeitgebern benötigt, sie wird in den USA als allgemeines Personenkennzeichen verwendet und sollte daher möglich frühzeitig beantragt werden. Mit der SSN kann man erheblich einfacher mit Behörden und anderen Institution, wie z.B. Banken, geschäftlich in Kontakt…

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U.S. Supreme Court October 2011 Term – A Brief Overview

March 26, 2012

The current October 2011 term of the United States Supreme Court is loaded with a number of high-profile cases. In this article, we will be highlighting three of the cases. We already published an article about the case challenging health care reform here.Arizona v. U.S. will be heard April, 25, 2012, with a decision expected…

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Supreme Court Hearings on ObamaCare Start Today

March 26, 2012

Today is the first of three days of oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court on the constitutionality of what is now generally known as ObamaCare, the epic 2010 health care overhaul law that in effect introduces mandatory health insurance by placing penalties on individuals who are uninsured. Arguments are scheduled for six hours…

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.com Domain Names Worldwide Seizable by U.S. Authorities

March 23, 2012

… or, as Wired puts it: Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It’s .Seizable. But, let’s first back-up a bit…. What exactly are domain names? A domain name is an easy-to-remember mnemonic to the underlying Internet Protocol (IP) address, the true address of each website. The domain name bridgehouselaw.us, for example, points to the…

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New Hire and Re-hire Reporting – A Reminder

March 21, 2012

You plan on hiring a new employee? Great! Here is something you should keep in mind and do: According to a 1996 federal law called the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act”(PRWORA), employers in all 50 US-states are required to report all their new hires and re-hires to a state directory. Generally, the following…

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Decision on Utah’s Immigration Law Postponed

March 21, 2012

We previously reported on our Blog about the Utah immigration law known as House Bill 497. The law allows police to check the citizenship status of anyone they arrest. U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups, who is presiding over the hearing as to the law’s constitutionality, postponed his decision. He wrote in his two page…

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Georgia Immigration Bill “SB 458” Targets Education

March 19, 2012

Last May, we reported on our Blog about Georgia’s immigration law House Bill 87. The state now seems to want to take things a step further with Senate Bill 458 (“SB 458”). State Senator Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville), the sponsor of SB 458, is saying that college spots are being taken away from Americans and legal…

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Yahoo Springs Threat of Lawsuit on Facebook

March 19, 2012

Yahoo has been around since 1994 and was once one of the most dominant internet companies. Lately, it’s star has been sinking, while those of firms such as Google and Facebook are rising quickly. It’s a common scene in the IT industry. But Yahoo still has a couple of cards up its sleeve, notably its…

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Carolinas and Neighboring States Poised to Profit from the Offshore Wind Industry

March 19, 2012

The Charlotte Business Journal reports that while significant offshore wind projects along the Atlantic are still years away, the Carolinas in particular have been building a strong supply chain for the land-based wind power industry over the past years. This supply chain should give them a heads-up when offshore wind takes off. Wind industry companies…

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