Outsourcing Law & Business Journal™: August/September 2010
September 14, 2010 by Bierce & Kenerson, P.C. ·
OUTSOURCING LAW & BUSINESS JOURNAL (™) : Strategies and rules for adding value and improving legal and regulation compliance through business process management techniques in strategic alliances, joint ventures, shared services and cost-effective, durable and flexible sourcing of services. www.outsourcing-law.com. Visit our blog at http://blog.outsourcing-law.com. Insights by Bierce & Kenerson, P.C., Editors. www.biercekenerson.com Vol. 10, […]
U.S. Increases Visa Fees by $2,000 for H1-B’s and $2,250 for certain L’s: Sen. Schumer Leaps from “Chop Shops” to “Body Shops”
September 14, 2010 by Bierce & Kenerson, P.C. ·
On Aug. 13, 2010, President Obama signed an emergency supplemental appropriations bill for border security, P.L., 111-230. Effective immediately, this law requires the submission of an additional fee of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after Aug. 14, 2010, and will remain in effect through […]
Government Procurement: Civil Fraud and Debarment for Non-Disclosure of [Offshore] “Outsourcing”
September 14, 2010 by Bierce & Kenerson, P.C. ·
Many companies provide services to the U.S. government. Directly and indirectly, government contractors must disclose extensive information in their bid documents. Under a draft U.S. law, such bids would need to disclose whether the bidder has a history of “the laying off of a United States worker from a job, and the hiring or contracting […]