The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated a key requirement to obtain a green card effective Nov. 1.
The policy changes announced this week will affect the medical and vaccination examination for immigration purposes, which makes sure there are no health issues that would deem the applicant inadmissible to the United States.
The medical examination is an indispensable requirement for all foreigners filing for adjustment of... [...]
OSHA has cited Orlando-area Kasper Roofing & Construction for a “willful” workplace safety violation in the April 12 fatal fall of an employee working on the roof of a Maitland house and has proposed $134,510 in fines.
A willful violation is defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as “a violation in which the employer either knowingly failed to comply with a legal requirement (purposeful disregard) or acted... [...]
In Miami Beach, an island known for its luxury real estate, affordable apartments are few and far between. The low-wage workers who clean the city’s hotels and work in its restaurants often struggle to find a place to live, as do elderly residents on a fixed income.
In recent months, the city’s affordable housing landscape has become even more complicated. A dispute between Miami-Dade County and a nonprofit that operates hundreds of... [...]
The ballot is set: Floridians will indeed vote on 12 constitutional amendments come November, after a final challenge to three proposed amendments was definitively struck down Wednesday by the state’s highest court.
In a ruling issued Oct. 17 — just three weeks out from the election — the state Supreme Court backed retaining the trio of “bundled” amendments proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission, overruling arguments... [...]
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) – In a case stemming from a man who developed the asbestos-related disease mesothelioma, a sharply divided Florida Supreme Court on Monday said a controversial 2013 law about expert-witness testimony was an unconstitutional infringement on the court’s authority.
Justices, in a 4-3 decision, overturned a ruling by the 4th District Court of Appeal and ordered reinstatement of an $8 million... [...]
