At this point, few employers are unaware that the federal government requires them to verify the employment eligibility of their employees, using the I-9 process mandated by the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Fewer still are the employers who have a clear understanding...
Though it's still too early to say for sure, the November elections appear to have broken the stalemate on comprehensive immigration reform (CIR), and politicians on both sides are actively talking up the possibility. Opinions vary as to what the overhaul legislation should contain, but...
Someday soon, the fiscal cliff negotiations will be history, and Congress will turn its attention to the immigration issues they've managed to avoid for the past several years. As we've noted before, good public policy requires good information, a firm factual basis on which to...
Few people know Silicon Valley as well as Steve Case, the high-tech wonder kid who co-founded America Online (AOL) at the dawn of the internet era - when he was in his early 30s - and went on to start several new businesses. Now a...
Now that Congress has comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) within reach - if not yet its grasp - members are surely wondering how their efforts will be judged by the hometown voters, especially those who think CIR will do more economic harm than good.According to a...
As a client, you need up-to-the-minute advice. That's why continuing legal education is so important to the attorneys at the Murthy Law Firm. It keeps us ahead of the pack and in the know. Our attorneys are constantly learning, and they share their knowledge with...
Following a lengthy hiatus that spanned the seemingly-endless campaign season, GOP opinion leaders like Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John McCain (R-AZ) are once again raising their voices in support of comprehensive immigration reform, joining Republican luminaries like Jeb Bush and Newt Gingrich, and conservative...
In a world that's constantly changing, you can't afford to get too comfortable, and you can't afford to stand still. At the Murthy Law Firm (MLF), we work hard to stay ahead of the curve, tracking the latest developments that affect our clients, and maintaining...
Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, spoke at a continuing legal education conference sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the leading professional organization for immigration lawyers. The conference, called "Business School for Immigration Lawyers," was designed for attorneys with solo and...
The race is run, the chips have fallen, and now official Washington can get back down to business - at least, once they've all slept off that exhausting campaign season. Though it's a fool's errand to predict how soon our lawmakers might finally turn their...
