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Labor Law Posters, It’s the Law!

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Notice to employees working on government contracts (Service Contracts Act) labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every contractor or subcontractor engaged in a contract with the United States or the District of Columbia in excess of $2,500 the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the U.S. through the use of service employees must display this labor law poster.

Notice: employee polygraph protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Any employer engaged in or affecting commerce or in the production of goods for commerce must display this labor law poster. Does not apply to federal, state and local governments, or to circumstances covered by the national defense and security exemption.

Notice migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Agricultural employers, agricultural associations and farm labor contractors must display this labor law posters.

Now is the time to think about updating your labor law posters to avoid fines and prevent lawsuits. Don’t wait until you get fined get your mandatory labor law posters compliant today. One less thing you have to “get a round too”. Dont mess with the law, Osha compliance, and state and federal labor law poster posting requirements are Mandatory, get your Labor law posters updated today. Keep in mind that your state may require additional labor law poster postings.

Fixing The House Or Breaking The Law The Scoop On Hiring An Illegal Maid

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An illegal immigrant is a person who has crossed a national border in any manner that violates the laws of immigration. People do this for a variety of reasons. Some feel this is their way out of poverty. They come to the United States to look for work. You may come across someone like this who seems to need your help. Perhaps you are looking for an affordable way to keep your home clean. You may consider the possibility of hiring an illegal immigrant as a maid. In that scenario, it would seem that both parties have something to gain.

Is it Wrong to Hire an Illegal Immigrant Maid?

On one hand, seeing a person in a desperate situation can naturally make a person want to help. The person may be very nice and just in a bad predicament. Your job offer could help feed this person’s family. Another reason people may wish to hire an illegal immigrant as a maid is to possibly get the labor for a lower amount than they would normally pay, because an illegal immigrant will not report them for substandard pay due to having an illegal status.

On the other hand, when considering whether or not to hire an illegal immigrant maid, it is important to remember that there are consequences that can go along with offering that help. Consider the fact that if you do, you could possibly be charged with a felony.

An alternative does exist in encouraging this person to apply for the guest worker program, which, if approved, would allow an illegal immigrant to remain legally employed without the risk of deportation. The guest worker program is a way for illegal immigrants to temporarily remain in the U.S. for employment purposes. Qualifying for the guest worker program will take away the risk of deportation.

Legalities

As mentioned on FairUS.org, knowingly encouraging or harboring an illegal alien, by assisting him or her in finding work or by providing employment, is a violation of federal law. Employment is defined as any service or labor. Is a maid considered an employee? The answer is not simple. Some may consider maid services to be domestic services.

According to The Boston Globe, a border protection chief is facing criminal charges for hiring illegal immigrants as maids. Perhaps a solution for him before hiring these maids could have been to encourage the illegal immigrants to apply for the guest worker program. If they had been approved, they could have been legally employed by him.

Alienation of Affection Laws

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Alienation of affection is a term used to point to a tort action brought by a deserted spouse against an individual or a group of individuals who are held responsible for the failure of the marriage. A tort is a wrongful act which causes injury or loss to someone. Tort laws deal with such acts where a persons behaviour or act causes an unfair injury or loss to another person. A tort can be intentional or accidental, but not illegal. Tort laws allow victims of tort to recover their losses. Although alienation of affection law is considered outdated and prehistoric by many, there are lawsuits related that can be justified even today. This subject brings numerous legal issues and often brings up questions which cant be answered by the common man that Experts can answer. The top five queries related to alienation of affection are listed below that have been answered by the Experts:

In which states is alienation of affection law recognized?

Each of the United States has their own rules and regulations for this law. However, there are four states in the US, namely, Illinois, Mississippi, Utah and South Carolina that recognize alienation of affection laws.

Is it possible for someone to file a case under alienation of affection law in Maryland?

The state of Maryland has abolished the law, but allows petitions for divorces. Many states have different standards and not every state recognizes this law in general. Experts can answer state specific law questions.

Does the state of Illinois allow someone to sue for alienation of affection after being diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) due to an affair?

Although IL recognizes it in some cases, the plaintiff must be able to prove conclusively that the defendants lack of affection was the prime cause of the affair or that PTSD was because of the alienation of affection that was caused by the affair from the spouse.

Can someone from a state which doesnt recognize alienation of affection laws file a case in a different state that recognizes the laws

A person can sue someone for alienation of affection only if the person being sued is a resident of a state that recognizes the laws. Apart from this, a person can also sue someone for any emotional distress caused by the person being sued.

Can a lawsuit be filed by someone in the state of Mississippi for alienation of affection after the divorce has been finalized?

It is possible for someone to be sued for even after the divorce. However, in the state of Mississippi, any lawsuit has to be filed within a time period of 3 years starting from the day on which the divorce was finalized.

Divorce attorneys mostly believe that the laws formed around alienation of affection should be abolished. However, there are certain trial lawyers who support such cases. Alienation of affection can range from employer/employee, parental alienation etc., to the biggest and most common form which is divorce-related. If you have any questions concerning alienation of affection laws www.justanswer.com/family-law.

Document Automation Platform Propels The Business Of Business Law

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Daniel Gaffney
Chief Executive Officer
Director
Dan uses his considerable experience in managing technological innovation and complex international operations to drive Brightleafs strategy and growth. Before starting Brightleaf, Dan was President and Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Fundamentals, Inc., a leading business process automation and data structuring solutions provider that he led through international mergers to its purchase by Hemscott Plc and Veronis Schuler. Dan has held executive leadership positions where he has overseen market development efforts for biometric technology firms and has managed strategic operations across fifteen countries on four continents for Compaq. He holds a Masters of Science Administration – Technology and Innovation from Boston University, and a Bachelors of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. Dan is a competitive cyclist and sits on the Board of Directors of several charitable organizations.

Venkat Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Chairman
Dr. Venkat Srinivasan guides Brightleaf with diverse experience from his string of entrepreneurial successes and his rich academic background in credit, finance and knowledge-based technology architectures. He is currently the founding CEO of Rage Frameworks, Inc., which is enabling the creation of process and capital efficient, technology-based businesses and business process automation centers with its patented business process automation technology. Venkat has founded and is currently actively involved in Creditpointe, Inc., and EnglishHelper. Prior to these ventures, Venkat founded Corporate Fundamentals and eCredit, both of which he led as CEO and guided successfully until their sale.
Venkat holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and was an Associate Professor at Northeastern Universitys Graduate School of Business in Boston, MA

Jason Mendelson, Esq.
Director
Jason is a co-founder and Managing Director for Foundry Group. He currently serves as a director to Brightleaf, Oblong, and Pie Digital. He also sits on the boards of the National Venture Capital Association and Silicon Flatirons Entrepreneurship Board. Jason has written extensively about the venture capital and business law industries, specifically around what he calls Law Firm 2.0 and the future of the law firm practice. Previously, Jason was Managing Director and General Counsel for Mobius Venture Capital, and, before that, practiced corporate and securities law at Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP. As an attorney, Jason consummated over $2 billion of venture capital investments, $5 billion in mergers, and acquired extensive experience in fund formation, employment law and general litigation. He began his professional career as a software engineer and consultant at Accenture.
Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, with distinction, and a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Michigan. Jasons writings appear at Mendelson’s Musings and www.askthevc.com.

Ramana Venkata
Director
Perhaps more than anyone, Ramana Venkata understands how to help law firms and legal departments use technology to collect the massive amounts of flat, unstructured data that flows through their documents and organizations and then make that data intelligible so they can act upon it for profit, compliance, and risk mitigation.
He founded Stratify in 1999, and built it into the leading provider of technology-enabled EDD services to AmLaw 200 law firms and Fortune 500 corporations. When Iron Mountain acquired Stratify in 2007, Ramana became an Iron Mountain Senior Vice-President and General Manager of its Stratify division. He worked at Intel Corporation on Data Mining methodologies and applications. He completed five years of Ph.D. research in Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics at Stanford University, holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. Ramana writes and lectures extensively and lectures frequently on the topic of electronic discovery.

Muthu Palaniappan
Vice-President, Technology
Muthu has over 20 years of experience in the software industry, with extensive expertise in building internet-based process automation solutions and in managing development and technology teams both in the United States and Asia.
Muthu comes to Brightleaf from Hemscott/Ipreo, where he led the development of highly scalable, web-based data automation projects for well-known clients in the financial service sector. Before that, he was Director of Software Development at eCredit.com, where he designed complex rules-based process automation methods. He has extensive experience directing technology and development teams in both the United States and India.
Muthu holds a Masters in Computer Science from National Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Electronics and Communication Engineering from PSG Tech, India.

Luke OBrien, Esq.
Vice-President, Strategy
Senior Corporate Counsel
Luke is a veteran technology entrepreneur and experienced in-house counsel with a consistent record of producing innovative solutions to intractable problems. He believes deeply in the judicious application of technology to resolve process inefficiencies that separate knowledge-based service providers and their clients. Before joining Brightleaf, he founded, built, and sold technology companies in such diverse areas as SaaS-model legal process automation for the health law industry (Secure Record Services), GPS geoinformatic technology (SkyLinks, which he sold to John Deere), and mobile web directory services (Envenue, which he sold to Switchboard-Infospace).
Luke holds a B.A. in Biology from the College of the Holy Cross and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. Luke serves as director for LR4J, an organization he helped found that raises millions of dollars to feed the hungry and homeless in Massachusetts poorest cities. Sometimes, he watches his brother host The Tonight Show.

Tom Bolton
Director of Product Design and Management
Tom uses his 13 years of experience with the best practices of product management and design to ensure that Brightleaf’s groundbreaking legal technology products deliver maximum value to its customers. Specializing in disruptive and next-generation technologies, Tom has managed all facets of the product development lifecycle. Before Brightleaf, Tom led design and product management at Sovereign Bank, Fidelity Investments, and OneSource Information Services, as well as two Web 2.0 startups, Blue Egg and Good2Gether.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Princeton University.

Anil Nair
Director of Operations
Anil possesses deep experience in technology management, process automation, and the development of large-scale offshore operations. Before Brightleaf, Anil managed strategic operations across three continents for a Hemscott unit that was acquired by Morningstar and ran client relations groups at eCredit.com and at Corporate Fundamentals.
Anil holds a Masters degree in Management from the University of Bombay and a Masters in Information Systems from the University of Texas. Hes a nationally ranked badminton player and a former national champion who has represented India in International Grand Prix events.

Lynne Zagami, Esq.
Director, Client Strategic Processes
Lynne is a strong advocate for the deployment of technology to bring intelligence and efficiency to the practice of law. She brings experience as a corporate associate in two large law firms to her work at Brightleaf. While at Proskauer Rose LLP and Brown Rudnick LLP, Lynne represented both public and private companies. Her work involved venture capital transactions, SEC reporting and compliance, and mergers and acquisitions. Lynne served on the Brown Rudnick Associate Integration and Development Committee, and has been an active speaker on the the recent changes affecting large law. Her insights have been chronicled by The American Lawyer Magazine and Wall Street Journal Radio.
Lynne holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Womens Studies from Smith College, and a Juris Doctorate from New York Law School. As a member of the New York Law School Moot Court Association, Lynne won numerous awards for her writing and oral advocacy skills. She is a Class Fund Agent for the Smith College Class of 2000, and serves on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth.

Walter Wright III, Esq.
Senior Strategic Advisor
As a founding investor, Walter Wright provides Brightleaf with pioneering thought leadership on the law of business and the business of law. As managing member of Trinity Law Group LLC (recognized by the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers among the most distinguished law firms in America), he focuses intensely on the strategic, organizational, operational, capital and transactional requirements of entrepreneurs, start-ups, emerging and mid-sized companies. He also represents well-known venture capital funds and angel groups.
Walt is a magna cum laude graduate of both Boston College Law School (J.D.) and Tufts University (B.A., M.A). He is consistently recognized as a Boston Magazine Super Lawyer In 2008, Walter Wright was named to the Top 100, an exclusive list of attorneys in Massachusetts who received the highest point totals in the Super Lawyers nomination and blue ribbon peer review process. Of the Top 100, he is one of only 3 lawyers selected in the Business/Corporate category. Walt regularly receives Martindale-Hubbells highest Peer Review Rating as an AV attorney for legal ability and ethical standards.

David Curran, Esq.
Senior Strategic Advisor
Dave Curran is chief legal and compliance officer turned business technology leader with a passion for bringing best practices, technology and cost savings to the intersection of law and business. Dave was CEO (and remains an Advisor) of Integrity Interactive Corporation, a technology-powered risk management business in the ethics and compliance space. Before joining Integrity, Dave was President and CEO of DCI, Inc., a SaaS compliance and content and document management subsidiary of Havas.
Dave has held senior business leadership and legal positions with Campbell Soup Company and Readers Digest. He began his career as an attorney with Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, a boutique New York firm concentrating in litigation, media law, commercial transactions and intellectual property.
Dave received a B.A. with highest honors from SUNY Stony Brook, and a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law. He is a frequent guest speaker at industry and legal forums and has been an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University Law School and the New School. He is an advisor and director to several companies, including FMP Media and Wisdom of the World and is a Mentor at MITs Venture Mentoring Service.