PHAM & CLOVES, PLLC

One of the greatest source of loss of revenue for many businesses are employee thefts. Employee thefts and embezzlements are difficult to detect. Often times, executives and managers are extremely busy and do not have the time to put forth the effort in detecting employee thefts. Employee thefts are often detected through incidental procedures, such [...]

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PERM Labor Certification Applications

Certain employment-based immigrant petitions require employers to obtain an approved PERM application prior to filing the immigrant petition for foreign employee. PERM is an online application for labor certification with the U.S. Department of States. Traditionally, the process was filed through a “paper application” and created a huge backlog. Employers, petitioners, [...]

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Have you had your credit card available balance lowered lately?

A common practice among credit card companies these days is slashing available credit limits to either close to the outstanding balance or even lower! Currently, there is no law that prohibits this action. Legislation addressing this issue is not scheduled to arrive in force until 2010. [...]

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THE DISCOVERY PROCESS IN LITIGATION AND WHY DO WE NEED IT?

What is “Discovery” and Why Do We Need It?

 
If you have been a party to litigation, you may recall the term “Discovery.” In most lawsuits, there is a phase called “Discovery.” The discovery process involves an exchange of information between the litigants. There are entire sections [...]

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Arbitration Clauses
 
An arbitration clause is a section in a contract that governs how the parties to the contract will resolve disputes that arise as a result of performance, or lack thereof, of the contract. Arbitration clauses oftentimes are very broad in scope (cover any possible issue related to the contract), but can be narrowly tailored [...]

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