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Mar 2019Labor & Employment Seminar 2019 Recap
Thank you to all who attended last week’s 11th Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar. We enjoyed seeing new faces among the ones we have come to know over the years, as well as the opportunity to speak-one on-one with many of you. It is our distinct pleasure to share this information every spring, and we hope it serves you and your company well in...
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Mar 2019DOL Issues Its New Proposed Rule for Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its long-awaited replacement of the Obama administration’s controversial overtime rule, raising the minimum salary threshold required for workers to qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white collar” exemptions to $35,308 per year ($679 per week), from the previous $23,660 per year ($455 per week), which had been in effect since 2004. The new Proposed...
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Jan 201911th Annual ScottHulse Labor & Employment Law Seminar Set for March 7th
The 11th annual ScottHulse Labor & Employment Law Seminar is set for Thursday, March 7th at the El Paso Community College (EPCC) Administrative Services Center. The theme for this year’s seminar is “Back to School: Making Complex Human Resources Issues as Easy as 1-2-3”. The seminar, which is designed for human resource professionals, managers, supervisors, executives, business owners, and in-house legal counsel, will cover a...
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Jan 2019Lapse in Federal Funding Does Not Impact Most USCIS Operations
THIS NOTICE APPLIES ONLY TO EMPLOYERS THAT CURRENTLY USE E-VERIFY The federal government is currently shut down. This has resulted in the suspension of operation of many government offices and programs. The E-Verify program is one of the federal programs that is currently unavailable due to the lapse in government appropriations. While the federal government remains shut down, employers will not be able to access...
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May 2018El Paso Labor and Employment Attorney and Trial Lawyer Rosemary Marin Elected Board Chair Elect of the United Way of El Paso County
Rosemary Marin, a Shareholder and Director, and Chair of ScottHulse’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, has been named Board Chair Elect of the United Way of El Paso County (UWEPC). Ms. Marin has served on the board with United Way for 6 years and is current Chair of the Human Resources Committee. The United Way of El Paso County is a local, non-profit focused on...
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Jan 2018El Paso Labor and Employment Attorney and Trial Lawyer Rosemary Marin Elected Vice Chair of CommUnity en Accion’s Board of Directors
Rosemary Marin, a Shareholder and Director, and chair of ScottHulse’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, has been elected Vice Chair of CommUnity en Accion’s Board of Directors. CommUnity en Accion (CEA) is a non-profit organization that is comprised of business and civic leaders in the Borderplex Region that are united in their purpose to improve the lives of El Paso’s Latino Community by instilling pride...
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Oct 2017Two Important Legal Tide Changes This Week
By Rosemary M. Marin, Attorney & Shareholder; Chair, Labor & Employment TWO IMPORTANT LEGAL TIDE CHANGES THIS WEEK This week, the Trump Administration announced two big changes in its interpretation of the law, as compared to prior interpretations by the Obama Administration. TITLE VII Does Not Extend To Transgender On October 5, 2017, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that Title VII, the federal law...
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Oct 2017ScottHulse and EPSHRM present Fall Employment Law Update
EL PASO, TX – More than a hundred attendees participated in the Fall Employment Law Update, presented by ScottHulse Law Firm in partnership with the El Paso Society for Human Resource Management (EPSHRM). Labor & Employment attorneys from ScottHulse PC, a full service commercial firm based in El Paso, San Antonio and Las Cruces, presented topics specific to Human Resource professionals for the half-day event.Topics...
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