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8 McCandlish Holton Morris Attorneys Named 2018 Best Lawyers In America

Eight lawyers from McCandlish Holton Morris were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers In America© for 2018.

August 28, 2017

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Bill Introduced in U.S. House Would Reform Insurance Claims Adjuster Licensing

August 25, 2017— A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act or CLAIM Act. (H. R. 3363) would provide for uniformity in licensing requirements and reciprocity across states that license claims adjusters. The bill was introduced on July 24, 2017 by Rep. David Kustoff, [R-TN] and has been referred to the Committee on Financial Services.

August 25, 2017

Tags: News, Workers' Compensation

McCandlish Holton Morris named Top 21 Immigration Firms in the Washington DC area

Congratulations to the Immigration Pratice Group of McCandlish Holton Morris for being named to the Top 21 Immigration Firms in the Washington DC area. Expertise.com scored immigration lawyers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to produce a hand-picked list of the best immigration lawyers in Washington DC.

August 11, 2017

Tags: News, Immigration Law

16th Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar

McCandlish Holton is thrilled to announce our 16th Annual Workers' Compensation Seminar! The seminar has become one of the premier industry events in the Mid-Atlantic Region-- a full day of useful information and continuing education free to adjusters, risk managers, nurse case managers, and brokers. The event will take place September 27, 2017 at The Westin Richmond.

August 10, 2017

Tags: News, Workers' Compensation

Jennifer Minear Named Second Vice President of AILA

Jennifer Minear was elected to serve as the AILA Second Vice President for the 2017-2018 term. Ms. Minear is a director in the Immigration Practice Group, where her practice focuses on employment-based immigration, with a particular emphasis on the healthcare sector, including J-1 waiver and green card processing for foreign medical graduates.

June 26, 2017

Tags: News, Immigration Law

Medical Fee Schedule Coming to Virginia in January 2018

By: Lauren Ebersole Hutcheson, Esq.

Historically, in Virginia, an employer’s pecuniary liability for medical, surgical and hospital treatment has been limited to the prevailing rate in the community to determine the reasonableness of the charge pursuant to Va. Code 65.2-605. The uncertainty of the prevailing rate in the community resulted in numerous claims filed by medical providers against employers and carriers for reimbursement of write-offs. As of March 2016, Virginia was one of only 7 states to be without a standardized fee schedule.

April 19, 2017

Tags: Newsletters, Workers' Compensation

Business Immigration Alert: Fiscal Year 2018 H-1B Cap Update

On Monday, April 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it received approximately 199,000 H-1B petitions during the first five business days of April (April 3-7, 2017) exceeding the statutory cap on available H-1B slots. As a result, USCIS conducted a random computer generated selection process, or “lottery,” to determine which H-1B petitions filed during this period would be accepted.

April 18, 2017

Tags: News, Immigration Law

Are Injuries Sustained During Social Events Compensable?

By: Eva C. Roffis, Esq.

Typically, an injury sustained by a worker at a social or recreational event is not compensable. However, numerous factors must be examined in order to determine whether the claimant’s accident arose out of the employment.

February 15, 2017

Tags: Newsletters, Workers' Compensation

TRAVEL ALERT : Warning to Individuals From Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen

On January 27, 2017, the new administration issued an Executive Order which suspends "entry into the United States" of individuals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen for 90 days (and possibly longer).

January 30, 2017

Tags: News, Immigration Law

De Facto Award for Workplace Fall

By: Amanda Tapscott, Esq.

Claimants are arguing that de facto awards apply in their claims with increasing frequency.

January 18, 2017

Tags: Newsletters, Workers' Compensation

8 McCandlish Holton Morris Attorneys Named 2018 Best Lawyers In America

Bill Introduced in U.S. House Would Reform Insurance Claims Adjuster Licensing

McCandlish Holton Morris named Top 21 Immigration Firms in the Washington DC area

16th Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar

Jennifer Minear Named Second Vice President of AILA

Medical Fee Schedule Coming to Virginia in January 2018

Business Immigration Alert: Fiscal Year 2018 H-1B Cap Update

Are Injuries Sustained During Social Events Compensable?

TRAVEL ALERT : Warning to Individuals From Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen

De Facto Award for Workplace Fall

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