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Dear Sophie: Do I qualify for an E-1 trader visa?

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Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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Amazon workers vote down Alabama union campaign

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that out of 3,041 potentially valid votes, 1,798 workers at the BHM1 fulfillment center had voted against joining a union, while 738 workers voted in favor. BHM1 is only the second US Amazon facility to hold a union vote, following a far smaller group of warehouse technicians in Delaware.

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Dear Sophie: Which immigration options allow me to launch my own startup?

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Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” company, such as a Delaware C corporation registered in California. EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card. Sophie Alcorn.

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Public vote counting starts for Amazon union drive in Alabama

The Verge

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has begun publicly tallying votes for a proposed Amazon workers’ union in Alabama, which would be the first of its kind nationwide. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images. And they lost. The BHM1 drive, in contrast, is huge: about 5,800 workers.

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Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back

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The latter have collectively become a key driver in the movement against the government’s proposals, alarmed as they are that Israel’s hallowed “Startup Nation” reputation was at threat if the sacred rule of law became questioned at home and abroad. Undermining the foundations that helped build ‘The Startup Nation’?

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Butler shows hundreds of employees the door after raising $50M for room service delivery

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“Butler expanded its national footprint in 2021, hoping to capitalize on the travel recovery,” Gjonbalic told TechCrunch via email. But Butler, intent on expansion, continued to take on expensive new hotel restaurant leases. “Butler is not operational.

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

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These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. Shariah law calls for a different approach to financial services, and conventional banks are also launching products for Muslim customers.