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H-1B Cap Registration Update
On January 9, 2020, the implementation of the H-1B registration process was published in the Federal Register. Although the final rule regarding registration was issued in January 2019, and an
Know the Law: New Hampshire Benefit Corporations Aim to Support the Public Good
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Samuel Slater opened the first cotton mill in the United States in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on December 20, 1790, essentially beginning the Industrial Revolution in America.1 In doing so, he
To Encrypt or Not To Encrypt, Is There Any Question?
Attorneys and law firms are targets for cyber-attack. We collect large volumes of valuable personal information, and many of us have devoted insufficient time and resources to the security of
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Since the 1990s, small business owners have gravitated to the pass-through taxation afforded by partnerships and S corporations. Nevertheless, forming a business as a C corporation has some unique advantages