Marks Gray, P.A. has been awarded the First Coast Healthiest Companies Gold Level Award by First Coast Worksite Wellness Council and the Mayor’s Council on Fitness and Wellbeing. The application process for this award was very intensive and detailed. The award will...
Year: 2014
Attorney's Jeptha F. Barbour and Jill F. Bechtold Published in Trial Advocate Quarterly
Shareholder Jeptha 'Jep' F. Barbour and Of Counsel Jill F. Bechtold article titled 'The Florida Supreme Court Rejects Caps on Noneconomic Damages in Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Cases' is featured in the Spring 2014 issue of Trial Advocate Quarterly. To read...
Marks Gray Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers Edition of Jacksonville Magazine
Marks Gray lawyers have been recognized as leading attorneys in Jacksonville in eight different practice areas in the April, 2014 edition of Jacksonville Magazine. The ranking are based on the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is the oldest...
Some H-4s May Receive an EAD
The White House announced possibly allowing certain H-4 visa holders to apply for work authorization while their spouses are in valid H-1B status. The announcement limits the work authorization to "spouses of certain high-skill workers on H-1B visas," but does not...
Best Life Tips: To Achieve, Don’t Cut Into Your Sleep!
With the H-1B filings and tax seasons in full force, April can be a month filled with stress and lack of sleep. However, the best way to manage these stressors is to get sufficient sleep. "Most people treat sleep as a luxury, but it is definitely a necessity," says...
May Visa Bulletin Released
EB-1 remains current across the board and EB-2 for Mexico and Philippines are current. EB-2 India remains unchanged at November 15, 2004 and EB-2 China moves forward to March 8, 2009. EB-3 China and Mexico move forward to October 1, 2012. EB-3 Philippines moves...
Support for In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
Governor Scott and the Florida legislature are supporting bills that will allow particular undocumented immigrants to pay in-state college tuition rates. Currently, Governor Scott is supporting the Senate's version of the bill (SB 1400), which also bars universities...
BALCA Finds Evidence of Prior Experience Sufficient
Many employment-based "green card" cases require evidence that the employee had the mandatory work experience or knowledge prior to joining the sponsoring employer. On April 2, BALCA (the Board of Alien Labor Cert. Appeals) reversed a PERM denial and found that "the...