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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' final fee schedule imposing fe= e hikes for employment-based visas and a $600 fee to fund the asylum system= is drawing ire from attorneys who say it amounts to a tax on talent-strapp= ed employers.

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Final Immigration Fee Hikes Seen As 'Tax'= On Employers

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By Britain Eakin

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration S= ervices' final fee schedule imposing fee hikes for employment-based visas a= nd a $600 fee to fund the asylum system is drawing ire from attorneys who s= ay it amounts to a tax on talent-strapped employers.

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Treasury Aims To Finish Credit Monetizati= on Rules In 2024

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By Kat Lucero

The U.S. Department of the Treasur= y aims to issue final rules this year on two new ways to monetize tax credi= ts tied to clean energy construction projects, known as the direct pay and = transferability methods, an official said.

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Solar CEO Says Feds Skimped On Offshore W= ind Farm Review

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By Tom Lotshaw

A solar developer fighting federal= approvals for an offshore wind project taking shape off Massachusetts told= the First Circuit the government took an improper "slice and dice" approac= h to conclude that construction would not significantly harm endangered Nor= th Atlantic right whales.

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Security Co. Prez Downplays AG Probes In = Toll Bros. Lawsuit

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By Aaron Keller

The president of a Connecticu= t-based home security company quibbled Wednesday with a Toll Brothers Inc. = subsidiary's attempt to use government enforcement actions to bolster a $2.= 7 million prejudgment remedy bid in a contract feud, at one point correctin= g his opponent on the fine one state collected by some $4 million.

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NYC Developer Gets OK To Seek Votes For C= h. 11 Plan

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By Ben Zigterman

The developer of a stalled constru= ction project in New York City's West Chelsea can solicit votes on its most= recent Chapter 11 plan, which includes an $87.4 million sale of the proper= ty, a Delaware bankruptcy judge said at a hearing Wednesday.

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Drowned Dredging Worker's Widow Hits Feds= With $4M Suit

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By Ryan Harroff

The Army Corps of Engineers' failu= re to properly ensure safe working conditions for workers contracted to dre= dge the Delaware River led to the death of a man who fell from an elevated = work platform and drowned, according to a $4 million suit by the man's wido= w.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Employer Lessons From NLRB Judge's Union = Bias Ruling

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A National Labor Relations Board j= udge’s recent decision that a Virginia drywall contractor unlawfully = transferred and fired workers who made union pay complaints illustrates val= uable lessons about how employers should respond to protected labor activit= y and federal labor investigations, says Kenneth Jenero at Holland & Kn= ight.

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5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job= Just For Money

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As a number of BigLaw firms increa= se salary scales for early-career attorneys, law students and lateral assoc= iates considering new job offers should weigh several key factors that may = matter more than financial compensation, say Albert Tawil at Lateral Hub an= d Ruvin Levavi at Power Forward.

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When Managing Partners Watch, Trial Attys= Face 2 Juries

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By Cara Salvatore

When top managing partners show up= in court to sit in on trials, it can provoke angst for rank-and-file trial= lawyers, but a recent example in an employment trial against Robert De Nir= o gave three name partners the rare treat of seeing their team in action.

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Husch Blackwell Taps Employment Veteran A= s Chair-Elect

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By Xiumei Dong

Husch Blackwell LLP announced Wedn= esday it has appointed a veteran employment partner based in St. Louis as t= he firm's upcoming executive board chair, effective April 1.

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Fla. Justices Tell State Bar To Eliminate= Diversity Funding

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By Jack Karp

The Florida Supreme Court has dire= cted the state bar to stop spending money on diversity and inclusion initia= tives, the high court and the Florida Bar each confirmed to Law360 on Wedne= sday.

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Ranking NJ Judge Cited Over Secretary's R= emote Work

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By Carla Baranauckas

New Jersey Superior Court Judge Do= uglas Hurd, the presiding jurist of the Mercer County Civil Division, was h= it with a complaint by the judicial conduct watchdog for allowing his secre= tary to work remotely despite a policy prohibiting that arrangement for her= position.

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Attys Identify Trust As Key Barrier To Ge= nerative AI Adoption

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By Steven Lerner

The overwhelming majority of legal= leaders who work for law firms and corporations don't trust generative art= ificial intelligence tools, and there's also a divide between the two group= s on the use of this innovative technology, a new survey has found.

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CLM Tools Add Generative AI While Temperi= ng Expectations

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By Steven Lerner

The legal industry should be excit= ed about the prospects of adding generative artificial intelligence into co= ntract lifecycle management, or CLM, while keeping expectations as realisti= c as possible, a panel of experts said Tuesday.

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Hacked Atty Regains Email Access After Tr= iggering Mistrial

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By Thy Vo

A defense attorney for a marketing= manager accused of working with fraudsters told a Colorado federal court t= hat she has regained email access but is still working through a hacking in= cident that triggered a mistrial, according to a notice seeking a quick ret= rial in the criminal fraud case.

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Widow Of Nelson Mullins Partner Says Firm= Owes $2M

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By Julie Manganis

The widow of a Nelson Mullins Rile= y & Scarborough LLP partner who died last year of brain cancer says the= firm has refused to pay an estimated $2 million in compensation and a bonu= s for his final year of work there, according to a complaint filed Wednesda= y in Massachusetts state court.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Blasts Revived Social Medi= a Blitz Against Him

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By Ryan Boysen

A former Greenberg Traurig LLP sha= reholder suing a social media influencer for publicizing the lurid details = of a nightmarish divorce now claims the influencer is back at it, posting v= ideos asking for donations to fight the $150 million defamation lawsuit by = "a man" who "abused his wife and kids," just as a Florida federal judge mul= ls whether to dismiss the case.

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Ex-McDermott Atty Seeks To Drop Suit Over= Recruitment

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By Craig Clough

A former McDermott Will & Emer= y LLP entertainment litigator who sued the firm and a legal recruitment com= pany alleging undisclosed conflicts related to his recruitment to McDermott= has asked a Los Angeles judge to drop the entire case.

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Calif., Pa. Judge Picks Win Seats Despit= e Harsh GOP Criticism

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By Courtney Buble

The Senate voted on Wednesday 54-4= 5 to confirm Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Edward Sherriff to the Eastern Di= strict of California and 50-49 to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge Karoli= ne Mehalchick to the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

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American, UPenn Snag $10K In ABA's Inaug= ural M&A Tourney

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By Al Barbarino

Students from American University'= s law school took first place at the finals of the American Bar Association= 's first-ever mergers and acquisitions invitational over the weekend, edgin= g out a team of runners-up from the University of Pennsylvania, with the tw= o schools earning a combined $10,000 in prize money.

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Ill. Voters Take Trump Ballot Challenge = To State Court

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By Celeste Bott

A group of Illinois voters took th= eir fight to keep ex-President Donald Trump from the state's primary and ge= neral election ballots to court late Tuesday after the Illinois State Board= of Elections dismissed their objection to his candidacy, arguing that the = board's insistence that it can't engage in constitutional analysis "has no = basis in law or logic."

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2024 Editor= ial Boards

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Law360 is looking for avid re= aders of its publications to serve as members of its 2024 editorial advisor= y boards.

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American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

Brigham Young University

Chevron Corp.

Epsilon Data Management LLC

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Instagram Inc.

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

United Broth= erhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America

Vineyard Wind LLC


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McDermott Will & Emery

McKool Smith

McNicholas & McNicholas

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Delaware Court of Chancery

Florida Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

National Labor Relations Board

National Marine Fisheries Servi= ce

National Oceanic = and Atmospheric Administration

New Jersey Supreme Court

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney&= #39;s Office for the District of Colorado

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California

U.S. Bankruptcy= Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Citizenship and Imm= igration Services

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the First Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Florida

U.S. Immigration and Cust= oms Enforcement

U.S. Supreme Court

United = States District Court for the District of Colorado

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