Barbadian-born Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix has been honored by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) with its 2019 Diversity Trailblazer Award.
During its annual meeting last month, NYSBA said it recognized Hinds-Radix, an associate justice in the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, for her “extraordinary efforts” in creating “opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds.”
She was also honored by the NYSBA for mentoring other lawyers and for promoting “equality and diversity in the workplace.
National College Fair in Miami
Representatives from nearly 200 colleges and universities are scheduled to attend the Miami National College Fair onFeb. 24.
The reps will meet with students and parents on subjects such as financial aid, college planning, admission and testing requirements.
The fair, which has free admission, will be held from noon to 4 p.m., at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center, 777 N.W. 72nd Ave., Miami, Florida.
For more information, contact the college fair hotline at 305-995-1739 or visit www.nacacnet.org.
Social Security warns:Beware fraudulent calls
The Social Security Administration in the United States is warning recipients to be aware of fraudulent telephone calls from persons claiming to represent the SSA.
According to the SSA, the “unknown callers use threatening language to warn unknown victims that they will be arrested or face other legal action if they fail to call a provided phone number or press the number indicated in the message to address the issue.”
If you such a call, contact the SSA’s Office of the Inspector General by calling 1-800-269-0271 if they receive a suspicious call.
Seminar promises career re-start help
United States residents, who graduated from foreign programsand wish to practice their careers in the U.S., but have been hampered by lack of information and orientation, could benefit from a program being offered in South Florida.
ElParacaidista.com will offer a seminar 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 16 at Instituto Insoph 3399 N.W. 72nd Ave., Suite 214, Doral. It is sponsored by INSOPH, the Institute to Solve Human Problems.
The seminars offer general introduction on the need to practice the profession, the process to attain it, regulation details, requirements, logistics, the importance of the English language, immigration status and labor market.
For more information, call 786-325-6999 or 786-553-4008.
Social Security help for tax season
Tax season is approaching and Social Security is looking to make replacing recipients’ annual benefit statement easier.
The benefit statement is also known as SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S.
Copies of the 1099 can be obtained at anytime using Social Security Administrations (SSA) online services. It is a tax form SSA mails each year to people who receive Social Security benefits. A replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S is available for the previous year after Feb. 1.
Persons who have a my Social Security account can log in online to view and print SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S. Persons without a printer can save the document and on the computer or e-mail it. Those without a my Social Security account may create one.
Caribbean legislators rally for TPS
Legal action aimed at protecting more than 50,000 Haitian immigrants and their families in the United States from being forcibly separated by deportation has started in New York.
On Jan. 7, the case Saget et al v. Trump started in the U.S. Federal Court. It is the first trial to challenge what petitioners say is the administration of President Donald Trump’s “unlawful termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)” and Trump’s “record of racial hostility against immigrants, particularly Haitians.”
Plaintiffs in the suit argue Trump’s decision to terminate TPS status for Haitians was “unlawful and unconstitutional” and that the action is “motivated by the President’s public racial animus towards Haitians and other immigrants of color.”
Last year, Trump announced his intentions to the end TPS for Haitian immigrants. He has set the expiration of TPS for Haitians for July 2019.
