Motor vehicle accidents do not always involve cars, nor do they always occur on land. Especially in Florida, accidents can occur on the water. Many people enjoy being out on the water and if they are not careful, they could collide with another boat. Earlier this...
Month: November 2010
Helpful Safety Tips for Safely Deep Frying a Turkey
It's the holiday season and the first holiday on the list is Thanksgiving. For many families, Thanksgiving tradition is marked by family get-togethers that involve lots of food. The traditional Thanksgiving meal is a turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry...
U.S. Green Card Lottery Sets Record For Entries
The United States launched the green card lottery in 1990 to promote diversity in the immigrant population. The program has grown each year since its inception. Green card lottery winners, which are limited to 50,000 each year, eventually qualify for U.S. citizenship....
Product Defect Prompts National Recall of Baby Cribs
Manufacturers of baby products know that parents are very concerned about their child's safety. Many of these products are regulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in order to decrease the number of product related injuries. There are instances,...
Military Spouse Amendment to Immigration Law Under Consideration
The Japanese widow of an American serviceman killed in Iraq hopes to gain citizenship from a new law that is making its way through Congress. The woman met a U.S. Marine when he was stationed in Okinawa. The Marine was deployed to duty in Iraq. The couple was...
Car Chase Through Miami Results in Car Accident
Several counties in Florida were the backdrop for a police chase. It began when police came upon an armed robbery in progress. The suspects fled in an SUV and the police officer followed them through multiple counties. There is no telling how long the chase would have...
State Laws on Immigration Creating Strains Across U.S. Borders
This blog recently reported on the potential introduction of an immigration bill in Florida similar to that passed in Arizona. The Arizona law was presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council on November 5. Ecuador Ambassador Luis Gallegos says they are...
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE WHEN IT COMES TO FILING TAXES
BLOG (by Carmen Arce - 11/16/10) When asked to blog on any subject of importance for our clients, I decided to blog on tax issues that keep popping up and creating problems for many foreign nationals. According to Wiktionary.com, the English proverb "a stitch in time...
Woman Sustains Injury on Stranded Carnival Cruise Ship
For one soon-to-be married couple, a cruise and destination wedding probably seemed like a great idea. But they, along with 3200 or so other passengers soon became national news when their cruise ship was stuck at sea for three days. The cruise ship was supposed to...
Justice Department Settles I-9 Compliance Case
The Justice Department recently made an investigation into the I-9 compliance practices of Hoover, Inc. a manufacturer of vacuum and carpet cleaning equipment. The agency found that the manufacturer treated holders of green cards differently than U.S. citizen workers....