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Extraordinary Ability Immigration

The Employment Based First preference category always reminds me of Tina Turner’s song “You’re simply the best” because it pretty much sums up the standard for EB-1A immigrant category. The legal standard in the EB1 extraordinary ability category is very high. While the EB-1A category was intended to apply to a small group of individuals, it [...]

By David Kohina|2017-03-13T19:13:36-04:00February 20th, 2017|Asylee, Citizenship, DACA, Employment-Based Immigration, family-based immigration, Great Americans, Green Card, Helping Others, Immigrant, Immigrant Life, Immigration, Immigration Reform, International, Non-Immigrant Visa, Path to Citizenship, Refugee, Temporary or Non-Immigrant Visa, Temporary Protected Status, Travel Documents, U.S. History, USCIS, Working in the U.S.|0 Comments

Employer can no longer use consumer credit histories in employment decisions
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Employer can no longer use consumer credit histories in employment decisions

Financial, Governments, Uncategorized

Employer can no longer use consumer credit histories in employment decisions

The City of New York has passed a new law prohibiting employers from using consumer credit histories in making employment decisions, including hiring. The new law takes effect September 3, 2015. NYC Administrative Code section 8-107(24) will make it unlawful for an employer to request or use for employment purposes the consumer credit history [...]

By Rob Corbett|2017-01-15T19:13:50-05:00July 2nd, 2015|Financial, Governments, Uncategorized|0 Comments