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Time to Tell a Story
Now is a time when many businesses are rethinking their marketing and branding strategies in an effort to distinguish their business from their competitors. One helpful way to do this? By telling your business’s story. At the heart of every business is a story that...
Can I Keep Someone with an Expired H-4 EAD Employed?
Considering the delays, challenges, and exemptions with work authorization extensions of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), employers are asking if they can keep certain workers employed with an expired EAD. If the person’s EAD has expired and they do not yet...
What You Need to Know about the New I-9 Handbook for Employers
USCIS released its new M-274, Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I-9, also known as I-9 Handbook. The handbook provides employers with guidance on how to complete and retain the Form I-9. This updated version contains expanded information on...
What to Expect After USCIS Offices Reopen
USCIS shutdown in-person services at field offices and application support centers (ASCs) starting on March 18, 2020. Now it has announced a plan to reopen on or after June 4, 2020. What can you expect from this reopening? USCIS is expected to reschedule ASC...
How Do I Complete the I-9 Verification of an F-1 Student Under the H-1B Cap-Gap?
Some F-1 students whose H-1B petitions were timely filed with an October 1 start date and requested change of status are eligible for a cap-gap extension of status and employment authorization. The cap-gap is the period between when the F-1 student status would end...
How to Start Your Business
Changes in workplaces across the country have galvanized a number of people to start their own businesses. Countless corporate employees have decided not to go back to commuting and are launching their own businesses. Maybe they had a big idea during work-from-home...
What Is a Specimen of Use in Commerce for Trademark Registration?
Have you ever had a trademark application rejected because the specimen of use in commerce was not acceptable? This can be very frustrating if you do not understand the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) requirements for submitting specimens. An...
IP Tips for Business Owners During a Downturn in the Economy
Great ideas and new businesses are often born during downturns in the economy. Resourceful people are out of work, or their businesses have been shut down. And they start to think about the business they always wanted to start, the clever new product they considered...