Roth Jackson is proud to be a sponsor of this event. Ayuda “With the support of many, Ayuda has helped more than 150,000 immigrants access justice, stop abuses, find safety, heal from trauma, and overcome language isolation. Since 1973, Ayuda has…
Yesterday the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, clarifying what qualifies as an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. For potential TCPA defendants, it’s a very good ruling—it adopts a narrow…
On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed off on the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“CDPA”), which will take effect on January 1, 2023. This makes Virginia the second state in the country (after California) to adopt more…
In 2019, Maryland enacted a law that essentially voided non-compete provisions for employees making $31,200 or less annually. In 2020, Virginia took it a step further with its ban and private right of action for employees making less than Virginia’s…
It was recently announced that the administration will be making some significant changes to the H-1B visa program. What are the new DHS and DOL rules all about? The Department Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) just…
In my opening article on the TCPA, I provided a brief overview of what the TCPA is and how it may affect your business.[1] In this follow-up article, I’ll dive a bit deeper into a key question that commonly arises…
This article offers a brief introduction to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act¹ and the Federal Communications Commission’s implementing regulations², which I’ll refer to collectively here as the “TCPA.”³ Among other things, the TCPA regulates calls or messages delivered with what…
THIS POST WAS UPDATED ON OCTOBER 8, 2020 to provide updated information concerning USCIS filing fees. So what’s the big deal with the October Visa Bulletin? The October 2020 Visa Bulletin showed significant forward movement in several employment-based categories. And additionally,…
Last week, Roth Jackson’s Social Justice Task Force hosted our inaugural meeting of our book club to discuss social justice issues. The first book the club has chosen to read and discuss is “How to be an anti-racist” by Ibram…
It is exciting to see forward movement in the October 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is of particular news to individuals in the usually-backlogged EB1, EB2, and EB3 categories with chargeability to India. After an earlier announcement to the contrary on…
