Pauly P.A. – German-American Law Firm

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  • I-9 Compliance

    Pauly – 7/4/2005

    I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Compliance Employers in the United States are under the obligation to complete and keep documentation about every employee hired after November 6, 1986. The employer must ensure that the proper documentation is provided by the employee to demonstrate his or her authorization to work in the US. Those records may be inspected by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Department of Labor, or the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices after three (3) days notice by these offices.

    We offer training seminars for Human Resources personnel educating about the requirements and option of participating in the INS SAVE Verification Program. We also conduct sample audits of the company employee records.

    Please contact us for further information.

  • Travelers to the US must have machine readable passport as of 6/26/2005!

    The Departments of Homeland Security and State advise that, commencing 6/26/05, all VWP travelers without visas must possess machine readable passports to be admissible to the United States. Substantial fines will be imposed on carriers found to be in violation.

    Posted on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 05051269 (May 12, 2005) .

  • Faster Way to Process Applications for Alien Labor Certification

    On March 28, 2005, PERM will begin. This program promises to be a much faster way to process Applications for Alien Labor Certification, which means that US employers may have a real alternative to first seeking a temporary nonimmigrant work visa for foreign workers before they can be hired permanently.

  • CISG – The Concept of Breach

    In international sales transactions, the parties commonly choose to let the UN Sales Conventon (CISG) govern their rights and obligations under the contract. However, sometimes parties from different jurisdictions have a different understanding regarding the interpretation of certain rights and obligations under the contract. Case law has shown that with the availability of published CISG decisions on the internet, the interpretation of the Convention by judges in different countries have become more harmonized and predictable which is good news for a legal practitioner who must advise the client contemplating such a transaction in advance as to the risks involved and the likely outcome of litigation.

    In the year 2000, the author had published an article analyzing German and US interpretations of the concept of fundamental breach under the CISG. See: The Concept of Fundamental Breach as an International Principle to Create Uniformity of Commercial Law, 19 J.L. & Com. 221 (2000). Since then, case law both in Germany and the US has clarified previous erroneous decisions and we now have more certainty in the law.

  • CISG The Concept of Breach

    In international sales transactions, the parties commonly choose to let the UN Sales Conventon (CISG) govern their rights and obligations under the contract. However, sometimes parties from different jurisdictions have a different understanding regarding the interpretation of certain rights and obligations under the contract. Case law has shown that with the availability of published CISG decisions on the internet, the interpretation of the Convention by judges in different countries have become more harmonized and predictable which is good news for a legal practitioner who must advise the client contemplating such a transaction in advance as to the risks involved and the likely outcome of litigation.

    In the year 2000, the author had published an article analyzing German and US interpretations of the concept of fundamental breach under the CISG. See: The Concept of Fundamental Breach as an International Principle to Create Uniformity of Commercial Law, 19 J.L. & Com. 221 (2000). Since then, case law both in Germany and the US has clarified previous erroneous decisions and we now have more certainlty in the law.