Laser Vision in Manhattan Celebrates Valentines Day
Posted by Salem Global on Jan 31, 2008
Park Avenue Laser, New York Laser Vision Center, wishes you a Great Valentines Day!
| HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! |
Park Avenue Laser Vision
February 2008 Newsletter
Happy Valentines Day! Park Avenue Laser Vision would like to wish you the best for 2008. We know that you are enjoying your ability to see the world without glasses/contacts. Valentine’s Day is a wonderful time to give the “Gift of Vision“. Print the gift certificate below for your friends and loved ones. We hope that you and your friends will join us for our 2 February events listed below. We are giving Dr. Chynn’s patients $100 off Botox as our Valentine’s Day gift to you! Call (212) 741-8628 today so you’ll look 10 years younger by Valentine’s Day!
| Upcoming Events |
| Laser Vision Seminar |
| Botox Juvederm Happy Hour |
WATCH THE LATEST NO-FLAP, ALL-LASER VISION PROCEDURE
- Watch LIVE laser vision surgery! Get info about LASIK, LASEK, Epi-LASEK Find out if you are a good candidate Get free refreshment + goodie bag ! WIN $500 off your laser! WIN $100 off Botox!
- Speak to patients who are 20/10!
RSVP: info@ParkAvenueLaser.com or call (212) 741-8628
Wed. Feb. 20
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Work Visas, H-1B Season, Be Prepared
Posted by Salem Global on Jan 30, 2008
It’s H-1B Season: Start Preparing the LCA!
On
There is no doubt that the same manic filing will happen again this year, and no doubt either that a huge number of meticulously prepared applications will be tossed aside for another fiscal year.
That said, the
It is therefore more important than ever to ensure that an H-1B application is as perfect as can be: even if the applicant wins this newly enforced lottery, he or she still needs to have his or her application approved, and only the very best applications will survive.
The Labor Condition Application (LCA)
The LCA is a pre-requisite to H-1B approval. The employer must file form ETA-9035 with the Department of Labor (DOL). Once the DOL certifies the LCA, the employer must file it with the H-1B petition.
The LCA should be submitted online in early March 2008 in order to be approved and to be available in time for the
The LCA form asks for information regarding the proposed employment, such as, rate of pay, period of employment, and work location.
In it, the employer makes the following attestations:
- Prevailing and Actual Wage: it is paying, and will continue to pay, the H-1b employee wages that are at least:
- the actual wages paid to others with similar experience and qualifications for the specific job at the proposed place of employment; or
- the prevailing wage for the occupational classification in the area.
(whichever is greater. )
- No Adverse Affect on Similarly Employed Workers: it will provide working conditions for the H-1B employee that will not adversely affect the working conditions of workers similarly employed in the area;
- No Strike: there is no strike or labor dispute at the place of employment;
- Posting: it has
- provided notice of this filing to the bargaining representative (if any);
- if there is no such bargaining representative, it has posted notice of filing in at least two conspicuous locations at the place of employment for a period of ten days.
Employers who are H-1B dependent or willful violators must make two additional attestations on the LCA:
- attestation of no displacement of protected US workers
- attestation of prior recruitment.
An H-1B Dependent Employer is defined as an employer who has:
- 25 or less full time equivalent employees and more than seven H-1B employees, or
- 26-50 full time equivalent employees and more than 12 H-1B employees; or
- at least 51 full time equivalent employees and at least 15% H-1B employees.
A Willful Violator Employee is one who has:
1. been found to commit a willful failure or misrepresentation in LCA compliance in the previous five years
When an Employer Fails to Live Up To Its Attestations?
Sanctions for Employer’s LCA violations include back pay, civil fines, and disqualification from USCIS approval of future immigrant petitions.
The employer must create and maintain a public access file to document compliance in each H-1B case. This file must include:
- Copy of the LCA (with employer’s original signature and cover pages);
- Documentation of the wage to be paid to the H-1B employee;
- Explanation of the system used to set the actual wage;
- Copy of prevailing wage determination from SWA or description of survey of other source used;
- Copy of notice to union, if applicable, or postings;
- Summary of benefits plan to the H-1B employee showing that it is the same as that offered to similarly employed US workers.
Documents which must be added to the file on or before the H-1B employee’s first day of work:
- copy of certified LCA with signature of H-1b employee as proof that s/he received a copy;
Documents to be added as and when appropriate:
- documentation regarding any adjustment to the wage (raise, etc);
- where the employee undergoes a structural change and does not choose to file amended petitions for each H-1B employee, a sworn statement from the new employer that it accepts all obligations under the LCAs filed by the predecessor employer and a list of the affected LCAs;
- where the employer uses the definition of a single employer to determine H-1B dependency, a list of entities included;
- where an employer is H-1B dependent or a willful violator, evidence of recruitment of US workers
- Where an employer is H-1B dependent or a willfull violator, but indicates that the LCA is for “exempt” non-immigrants, a list of the “exempt” employees.
This does not constitute legal advice. If you need legal advice you should contact an attorney.
Business Networking in New York City and SEO Writers
Posted by Salem Global on Jan 28, 2008
Networking Breakfast and Client Events and SalemGlobal Wants You To Grow Your Business!
SalemGlobal is looking forward to seeing you and your colleagues on February 21st for our monthly networking breakfast. Sign-up now and join the nearly 40 RSVP’s we have received in the last week! Our January breakfast saw 60 professionals and was sponsored by Matthew Weiss, a New York Traffic Lawyer, of 888 RED LIGHT.
To attend breakfast you must RSVP online (www.breakfastnetworking.com) - our location has very strict security measures. Also, the monthly sponsorship spot is still available, sign-up today to get nearly $1000 in promotional value for only $300! The SalemGlobal Breakfast Sponsorships packages include:
Two minute promotional video distributed to dozens of video sharing websites, there is more to the world than just YouTube!
- Spotlight and a short speaking slot at our monthly breakfast.
- Promotion within our newsletters and blogs.
- Dozens of in-bound links to your website, which is a key internet marketing component and strategy.
SalemGlobal also hopes to see you on February 11, 2008 as SalemGlobal Chief Marketing Officer Michael Findling will be speaking at Ramon Ray’s Small Business Summit at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in New York City. Sign up now for the all day event.
Congratulations to the new SalemGlobal writers! SalemGlobal has officially launched a new writing and publishing project with 4 new websites and 4 new writers:
www.KidandBabyGifts.com
www.PassoverGuide.com
www.WebsiteMarketingForDoctors.com
www.miamidoctor.net
Please check out our new writers bios here: http://www.salemglobal.com/writers.php
If you need a content writer or writing for your website, publication, newsletter or organization, please let us know and we will be happy to introduce you.
Project Homeless Connect In New Jersey
Posted by Salem Global on Jan 25, 2008
Eva’s Village
Tuesday, January 29
10a-4p
393 Main Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
Passaic County Project Homeless Connect and Point in
Time Count
Project Homeless Connect is a one day event sponsored by community leaders and designed to provide housing, services, and hospitality in a convenient one-stop model for people experiencing homelessness. The Point in Time Count is a 24 hour count and survey of the homeless. The data collected in the count is used in efforts to end homelessness throughout the county.
The success of these events is reliant on the community’s support. Through the participation of local business, schools, corporations, hospitals, doctors and a variety of other providers, this one day event will positively affect the lives of many individuals who are homeless throughout the county.
Last year’s count identified 986 homeless individuals and 408 homeless children living in Passaic County. Please join us on January 29th, 2008 as we reach out to the many homeless individuals and families in our County and provide them with food, clothing, and other needed services.
Services to be provided:
Veterans Services
Hot Meal
Health Services: Doctor on-site, blood pressure tests
Clothing
Legal Assistance
Personal Care Kits
Checking/Savings Account
HIV Testing
Flu Shots
Detox Referalls
BNI One On One With Warren Kimmel
Posted by Salem Global on Jan 25, 2008
Michael (of SalemGlobal Internet Website Marketing) had a great lunch with Warren Kimmel of Lead Smarter Associates this week, a little about Warren:
Warren Kimmel is a consulting associate at Lead Smarter Associates, a boutique firm that provides leadership and organization development consulting and coaching services for entrepreneurial businesses. LSA has served clients in over 60 industries, ranging in size from sole proprietorships to approximately 600 employees.
Warren is pursuing his Masters degree in social-organizational psychology at Columbia University, and received his B.A. in psychology from the University at Albany. He spent six years working at a retained executive search firm focused on consulting, energy and utilities, and corporate finance, and four years as a manager in the packaging operations department of a leading manufacturer and marketer of quality skin care, fragrance and hair products. He has also worked as a software trainer and independent music producer.
For more information contact Warren at leadsmarter at gmail.com.
New York Business Networking and Breakfast Network Group
Posted by Salem Global on Jan 25, 2008
Breakfast Networking is a New York Business Networking and Breakfast Network Group
Our next breakfast is on February 21st, 2008 @ 8AM! We welcome salespeople, entrepreneurs, individual practitioners and representatives of companies large and small. Breakfast Networking is a business and professional networking event that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, referrals.
We can help you sell your services and products. Our next breakfast is February 21st at 8AM, keep reading for more info! For security reasons, in order to attend breakfast, you MUST compete the form to the left. Watch highlights from January’s breakfast here!
N3 Networking
Posted by Dov Weinstock on Jan 24, 2008
This morning I attended a networking meeting of a group called N3, as a guest of Ed Solomon of Net@Work. Ed and I have been exchanging some referrals lately, and they look like they might turn into some closed business on both ends.
It was especially good to see some of my old networking contacts, including Ira Ketive of Klear Electrical, Dan Kelly of Touchcom, and Adrian Miller of Adrian Miller Sales Consulting.
Manhattan and New York City (NYC) Commercial Real Estate Costs
Posted by Salem Global on Jan 24, 2008
http://www.nycommercialofficespace.com
COMMERCIAL office construction costs continue to be extraordinarily high in New York City. Land is expensive, the logistics are difficult and municipal regulations often place burdensome constraints on developers and contractors.
Taken together, these factors bring the costs of creating new office space in a prime Manhattan location to about $250 a square foot, and those high development costs, in turn, along with high taxes and operating costs, lead to rentals of about $55 a square foot.
Please call
Jonathan R. Cohen
Director
Murray Hill Properties, LLC
1140 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10036
212.763.3598 direct
917.361.3077 mobile
jcohen at murrayhill.com
Murray Hill Properties has access to EVERY commercial building, office and retail store/restaurant in Manhattan Office Space in New York City - Retail Space in Manahttan - New York Office Space High-End New York Office Space, Sellers, Investors - do you know any? Looking for New York Office Space or Manhattan Retail Space
Corner Office Space Across From Grand Central
Posted by Salem Global on Jan 23, 2008
$5400 / 1250ft² - Corner. 3 Large Windowed Offices& Window Bullpen. Across Grand Central
- Low 40’s between Madison and Park Avenues
- Corner Office Unit
- $5,400 per month rent
- 3 large windowed offices
- Large windowed bullpen
- 24/7 attended
- Great sun and view
- High Floor
- Diagonally across from Grand Central Station
- 1,250 Sq ft
To View this listing or for more information, please call
Jonathan R. Cohen
Director
Murray Hill Properties, LLC
1140 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10036
212.763.3598 direct
212.944.4750 fax
917.361.3077 mobile
jcohen@murrayhill.com
Murray Hill Properties has access to EVERY commercial building, office and retail store/restaurant in Manhattan.
Murray Hill Properties has access to EVERY commercial building, office and retail store/restaurant in Manhattan Office Space in New York City - Retail Space in Manahttan - New York Office Space High-End New York Office Space, Sellers, Investors - do you know any? Looking for New York Office Space or Manhattan Retail Space
New York Office Space With Panoramic Views of Manhattan
Posted by Salem Global on Jan 23, 2008
$15000 / 4300ft² - New. Won’t Last: Full, High Flr Office w/ Unobstructed Panoramic Views
- High 30’s between 5th and 6th Avenues
- 16th floor
- 4,300 sq ft
- Tallest building in area- this office is on a high floor w/ unobstructed panoramic views of city
- $15,000 per month rent
- 24/7 Attended and nice Lobby
- Very nice “B” Class building
- Landlord will build New.
- Currently 5 offices, conference room, large bullpen
- 2 passenger elevators / 1 freight elevator
- A deal just fell through- this space won’t last
To View this listing or for more information, please call
Jonathan R. Cohen
Director
Murray Hill Properties, LLC
1140 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10036
212.763.3598 direct
212.944.4750 fax
917.361.3077 mobile
jcohen at murrayhill.com
Murray Hill Properties has access to EVERY commercial building,
office and retail store/restaurant in Manhattan.
Murray Hill Properties has access to EVERY commercial building, office and retail store/restaurant in Manhattan Office Space in New York City - Retail Space in Manahttan - New York Office Space High-End New York Office Space, Sellers, Investors - do you know any? Looking for New York Office Space or Manhattan Retail Space