Employers Should Continue Using Current I-9 Form

By BrownWinick | 08.13.2012

The I-9 Form should be used for all newly-hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States. USCIS has advised that until further notice, employers should continue using the I-9 Form currently available on the forms page of the USCIS website:http://www.uscis.gov. This form should continue to be used even after... Read More

Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Small (under 50) Employers

By BrownWinick | 07.28.2012

NOTE: Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government’s power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read. The main focus of the Court was on the individual mandate, which requires most individuals to maintain health coverage or pay a penalty beginning... Read More

Key Provisions of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation for Large (50+) Employers

By BrownWinick | 06.28.2012

NOTE: Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government’s power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read. The main focus of the Court was on the individual mandate, which requires most individuals to maintain health coverage or pay a penalty beginning... Read More

H-1B Cap Has Been Reached

By BrownWinick | 06.12.2012

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on June 12, 2012, that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B Petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 petitions for FY2013. June 11, 2012, was the final receipt date for new H-1B petitions requesting employment beginning in FY2013. Any petitions received after June 12, 2012... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm and Eight Attorneys Listed in Chambers USA® 2012 - America's Leading Lawyers for Business

By BrownWinick | 06.08.2012

BrownWinick has been ranked as a "leading law firm" in Chambers USA® 2012 - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate. Eight attorneys from BrownWinick were selected for inclusion in Chambers USA® 2012 as "leaders in Iowa" in the following areas: Doug... Read More

The United States Patent System - The Change is Coming! - Part II

By David Breiner | 06.06.2012

As outlined in my previous article, the America Invents Act (AIA) will move the United States patent system from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system on March 16, 2013. Generally speaking, under the AIA, in a competition between two inventors filing patent applications for an identical invention, the inventor who filed his/her... Read More

The United States Patent System - The Change is Coming! - Part I

By David Breiner | 05.24.2012

Historically, the United States patent system has been a first-to-invent system. That is, in a competition between two inventors seeking a patent on the same technology, the patent has been awarded to the inventor who invented first, not the first inventor to file. The United States patent system, however, will soon change due to a piece of... Read More

The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 Includes Attorneys From BrownWinick

By BrownWinick | 08.30.2011

BrownWinick is proud to announce that 14 of its attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2012, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The lawyers included are: Ronni F. Begleiter (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Trusts and Estates) William C. Brown (Litigation and Controversy-Tax; Tax Law)... Read More