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I am an attorney, and every so often, a new potential client will email me, and will do so using their employment email address.  When this happens, often the person’s email will contain negative information about his or her employer, or other information the person would [...]

A Marquette Law Review article that calls for reform in the American corporate landscape, and a shift of fixation from shareholders, management and short term profit, to more long-term focus and more collaboration with workers.

Promoting Employee Voice in the American Economy: A Call for Comprehensive Reform
Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt1

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The U.S. Supreme Court claims that money is the same thing as speech. And now because of the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, huge corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections. This decision opened the floodgates for corporate money to drown [...]

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When I prepare with an individual before a legal proceeding in which he or she will testify– say, for example, when I meet with a worker before a deposition or unemployment hearing– I discuss with that person what it means to be a good witness.
Being a good witness does [...]

Perhaps you found this legal site’s webpage because you have a legal issue that you want free information about, and a Google search led you here.
As a consumer, I have often used a Google or other website searches to find free information.
Sometimes, that has been successful for me.  For example, my dryer once stopped [...]

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If you’re an employee in an employment dispute or legal dispute, you will be tempted– very tempted– to describe events in terms of adjectives or conclusions, i.e. labels.
For example, a worker may want to tell a boss or a legal authority “I was treated unfairly” (the operative label being “unfair”), as [...]

H-1B employees who have been benched without pay or underpaid often are reluctant to complain against their employers because they fear they will be fired and lose their immigration status.
This fear is understandable, but exaggerated. This article will explain why complaining can actually help preserve your status in the United States.
The Relationship Between Maintaining Status [...]

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We hear from many H-1B holders who have been benched or underpaid, but who think it’s best if they first find a new job, return to school, or obtain some other status to enable them to stay in the United States before they complain about their H-1B employer who underpaid them or violated the law.
The reality is, [...]

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Following up on a story we reported on in February 2009, the two owners of the now defunct IT services firm Vision Systems pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with submitting a fraudulent H-1B petition, and they were sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay $236,250 in restitution to USCIS.
Vision Systems [...]

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If you are a worker reading this blog, it may be because you are considering (or already pursuing) a legal action.
Often, a worker pursues a legal action based only on his or own knowledge, and without additional proof, i.e. without evidence such as documents or witness statements.
This post focuses on the importance of [...]