The FCC yesterday issued a Public Notice, extending the deadlines for all filings that were due to be made next week in the FCC’s LMS or online public file systems.  The new deadline is February 28, 2023.  While we don’t usually post articles on this blog on Saturday, given that there may be broadcasters around the country hunched over their computers trying to make FCC filings due next week, we thought that we would make an exception today and send this alert. This extension gives more time to broadcasters to upload many applications and reports that are due to be filed next week.&n ..read more

Maryann Zaki is bitter–and it sounds like with good reason. One of her many justified complaints after being pushed out of Biglaw is: “I was told that I couldn’t “expect to have 3 kids and go on 3 maternity leaves, and make partner at the same time as everyone else” (uh, okay – good to know ??‍♀️)” No disrespect to Ms. Zaki at all, but many people in her position probably realized, at some level, that promises of “mommy track” equality were illusory. My reaction is to wonder: What are the chances that 5 or 10 years from now many people will be hearing “You can’t work from home 3 days a we ..read more

Of the three so-called white collar exemptions, the administrative is the grayest and the most difficult for an employer to prove.  This is because such a worker does not usually supervise anyone, which eliminates the executive exemption.  They are also, typically, not professional employees, e.g. lawyer, doctor, etc.  What is left is an exemption that requires the use of “discretion and independent judgment” and work that is not directly tied to “production” or the Company’s main business.  In short, this exemption refers to what may be called back-office functions, or tho ..read more

Editor’s Note: The eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey is a non-scientific quarterly survey that shares insight into the business confidence of individuals working in the eDiscovery ecosystem. The survey consists of nine core questions on factors related to the creation, delivery, and consumption of eDiscovery products and services purposed toward cyber, data, and legal discovery tasks. Additionally, the survey contains three optional questions focused on the business operational metrics of days sales outstanding (DSO), monthly recurring revenue (MRR), and customer revenue distribution.  ..read more

On Friday, January 27, the FCC further extended the deadline for entities to complete certain required Online Public Inspection File (“OPIF”) uploads and certain Licensing and Management System (“LMS”) filings. The new due date for these uploads will be February 28, 2023. On January 6, 2023, following wide reports of technical challenges impacting licensee’s ability to upload documents to LMS and Public Files, the FCC announced that it would extend the deadline for certain filings to January 31st, 2023. The extension applied to all broadcast, cable, and satellite entities’ uploads due to be pl ..read more

However, to avoid awkward questions, I keep my diplomas on the wall, preserved in Perma Plaque. Ask me no questions, I will tell you no lies.            Related Stories #WhyIAmASolo – I’m Nobody’s Scapegoat. Is There A Stoic In The House? Pickles’ Lament.   ..read more

Post Authored By: Teresa Dettloff The North Atlantic Right Whale is an endangered species, with only about 400 whales remaining in the population.  A lawsuit, Center for Biological Diversity v. Ross et al., takes an important step in protecting this endangered species. In this case, the District Court for the District of Columbia held that the 2021 Biological Opinion and 2021 Final Rule related to the American Lobster Fishery were invalid under the Endangered Species Act.[1] The Dispute This lawsuit arose out of conduct by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).[2] The NMFS supervis ..read more

Start the new year by conducting a retrospective on your successes of last year. After-action reviews are about learning what can be repeated, recycled, repurposed, or reused. The CLOC Legal Project Management Committee produced invaluable resources on how to do an AAR on a legal matter. It applies to all kinds of projects and processes too. AAR_MLM-Resources-PublicDownload The post After-Action Reviews – Tools and Templates – CLOC Resources first appeared on Aileen Leventon. The post After-Action Reviews – Tools and Templates – CLOC Resources appeared first on Aileen Leventon ..read more

If you are about to apply for an H1B visa as a consultant, then knowing basic information and familiarizing yourself with the application process will help you navigate the waters of US legal and immigration system much easily. Knowing what the H1B visa is and who it is destined for is the first step aiming […] The post H1B for Consultant: Requirements, Data, Processing appeared first on Herman Legal Group ..read more

H1B visas are non-immigrant visa types used mostly by employers or businesses within the United States who want to bring workers from foreign countries to occupy job vacancies that requires specialized skills and proficiency.  This includes all specialty occupations performers, among which project managers, they usually require certain conditions such as a high level of […] The post Project Manager H1B Visa Approval, Requirements, Data and Processing appeared first on Herman Legal Group ..read more