Be careful what you wish for, the saying goes; you just might get it. This old saw is especially germane to Arizona's S.B. 1070, the ill-starred attempt to regulate immigration on the state level, notwithstanding the federal government's exclusive jurisdiction over such matters. Arizonans who...
Just weeks after being recognized as a leading minority-owned business by the Baltimore Business Journal, the Murthy Law Firm has done it again! Another influential regional business publication - Corridor, Inc. - listed the Murthy Law Firm as one of 10 Minority-Owned Businesses to Watch.Amid...
Among a flurry of recent accolades received by the Murthy Law Firm and its founder, Attorney Sheela Murthy also received a 2010 Leaders Portfolio Award from Washington D.C.'s Money 1260 Radio. The award was presented by Rebecca Blacksmith, host of the interview program Leaders Portfolio....
A question has been raised with regard to whether the requirement to post a notice for ten consecutive business days was met in a PERM labor certification case. At issue was whether Columbus Day should be counted as a business day. For the U.S. Department...
The Murthy Law Firm is among the top 50 minority-owned businesses in the greater Baltimore area, according to a list published by the Baltimore Business Journal in June 2010. The list is part of a special section on minority-owned businesses and includes articles on recent...
There have been some reports of an issue with some EB3 I-140, employer petitions. This is the result of a new version of I-140 form, dated January 6, 2010. This new version requires the petitioning employer to make a distinction in the category selected when...
IndUSb Business Journal recently named Attorney Sheela Murthy, founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm, one of the 100 Most Influential Entrepreneurs and Professionals for her contributions to the South Asian business community in the United States. IndUS is a national business newspaper, read...
Less is more, Mies van der Rohe famously pronounced, trumpeting his allegiance to an austere minimalist aesthetic that, never quite caught on. Minimalism is back again, this time in legislative guise, among the immigration advocates who have been forced to make a virtue of necessity,...
Many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers have inquired about whatever happened to those H1B workers who encountered problems at the Newark, New Jersey port of entry (POE) in January 2010. The incidents in Newark struck fear in the hearts of many H1B foreign nationals who needed...
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) held its annual national conference June 30-July 3, 2010. The information that follows was garnered by our Murthy Law Firm attorneys, several of whom participated in this year's conference. The conference began with a quick summary and discussion of...
