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A bipartisan bill was introduced this week in the Senate that was directed at increasing the availability of visas for workers in the technology sector. The Immigration Innovation Act would call for a near doubling of the available H-1B visas to 115,000, and in some cases, the number could swell to 195,000, depending on demand. While comprehensive…

On January 5, 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) redesignated Syria for temporary protected status (TPS) due to the ongoing civil strife. This redesignation will permit Syrian nationals who were eligible for TPS status but were not in the United States during the initial designation period to now apply for TPS and its…

On November 21, 2014, President Obama addressed the nation and explained the contents of his executive order on immigration. Johnstone Adams welcomed President Obama’s action, which was much-needed and will offer some protections for vulnerable immigrants. Johnstone Adams’ immigration attorneys see the results of our broken immigration system every day, and regardless of one’s political…

As a service to our friends and clients, Johnstone Adams will be hosting its annual Employment Law Seminar on December 12, 2014, from 1:30 to 5:00 pm. The seminar will be held at the Battle House Hotel and will feature presentations from the firm’s lawyers on many hot topics in the employment law field, including…

Johnstone Adams, LLC has been ranked in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers for the Mobile, Alabama, metropolitan region in the following practice areas: Metropolitan Awards Tier 1, Construction Law Tier 1, Insurance Law Tier 1, Litigation – Banking & Finance Tier 1, Litigation – Construction Tier 1, Litigation – Real Estate Tier 1, Real Estate Law Tier 1, Tax Law Tier 1, Trusts &…

Have you been using E-Verify more than 10 years? If yes, please download the new “Historic Records Report” before Dec 31, 2014. Effective January 1, 2015, E-Verify transaction records more than 10 years old will be deleted from the system. You will no longer have access in E-Verify to cases you created prior to December…