Publications
November 1, 2020 Article
The (Legal) Interstate Cannabis Market Is Here to Stay
Cannabis Law Journal
September 2, 2020 Article
It's Time to Fight Back Against Illegal State and Local Cannabis Laws
Cannabis Business Executive
Firm Highlights
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What Are My Options If My H-1B Registration Was Not Selected?
The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows employers to sponsor foreign nationals performing work in a “specialty occupation.” This typically requires an offer of employment in a job requiring at least a U.S. bachelor’s degree...
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Changes Affecting Employment Authorization for L-2, E, and H-4 Dependent Spouses
On November 12, 2021, USCIS announced that L-2 and E dependent spouses are no longer required to apply for an EAD to work in the United States. Instead, L-2 and E dependent spouses are...
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35,000 Additional H-2B Visas Now Available for the Second Half of Fiscal Year
On May 18, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary rule authorizing the issuance of additional 35,000 H-2B visas for the second half of Fiscal...
News
Benchmark Litigation Names Preti Flaherty 2022 “Maine Firm of the Year”
Benchmark Litigation has named Preti Flaherty as 2022 Litigation Firm of the Year in the State of Maine. The Benchmark Awards honor distinguished litigators and law firms in all 50 states and 10 practice...
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H-2B Temporary Visas: Additional 35,000 Coming in Second Half of FY 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced the forthcoming publication of a joint temporary final rule to make available an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas...
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Preti Flaherty Attorney Tim Bryant Selected by Franchise Times as “Legal Eagle”
For the fourteenth consecutive year, Preti Flaherty attorney Tim Bryant has been recognized as a Franchise Times magazine “Legal Eagle.” Nominated by their peers, franchise attorneys chosen for this honor are considered among the...
Press Coverage
More Reminders of the Shortcomings of Maine’s Freedom of Access Law
As part of an editorial marking Sunshine Week , the annual celebration started by the American Society of News Editors to recognize the importance of open government, Preti Flaherty attorney Sig Schutz is quoted by the Bangor...
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Attorney Crystal L. Bulges Joins Preti Flaherty’s Environmental Practice Group
Preti Flaherty is pleased to announce that attorney Crystal L. Bulges has joined the firm’s Environmental Practice Group, working in the Portland office. Crystal brings to the firm more than 20 years of experience...
Press Coverage
From Maine to Kushan: Teaching the U.S. Legal System in China
Preti Flaherty attorney Jeff Thaler was recently the subject of an essay written by one of his former students at Duke Kushan University (DKU). In 2019, Jeff spent time at DKU serving as a...
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Preti Flaherty Files Human Trafficking and Forced Labor Lawsuit Against Church of Scientology
Preti Flaherty attorneys Greg Hansel, Shana Solomon, Ellie Quinby, and Katherine Oaks filed a human trafficking and forced labor lawsuit against the Church of Scientology on behalf of three plaintiffs claiming decades of forced...