Labor & Employment


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Nov 2016

Federal Judge Blocks Obama Overtime Pay Rule Set to Go into Effect December 1, 2016

By M. Blake Downey, Associate Attorney U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas imposed a nationwide injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor’s hotly contested Final Overtime Rule which was set to go into effect December 1, 2016. The rule changes would have, among other things, doubled the mandatory threshold for exempt salaried employees from $23,660 to $47,476 per year. This...

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15

Nov 2016

USCIS Publishes Revised Form I-9. Compliance Deadline is January 22, 2017

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Department (“USCIS”) has published its long-awaited revised version of the Form I-9. Beginning on January 22, 2017, employers will be required to use only the new version of the Form I-9 (dated 11/14/2016 N). Until then, employers may continue to use the current version of the Form I-9 (dated 03/08/2013 N) or the new version of the Form...

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01

Sep 2016

ScottHulse Attorneys to Present Employment Law Seminar for Members of the El Paso Society of Human Resource Management

Attorneys from the ScottHulse law firm’s labor and employment practice group will present an employment law seminar for members of the El Paso Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), September 28, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at The El Paso Club located in the Chase Tower in downtown El Paso. More than 100 SHRM members are expected to attend. Presentations will include “Onboarding and...

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01

Aug 2016

Effective Today, the Cost of U.S. Department of Labor Fines and Penalties Is Increasing Significantly

By Rosemary M. Marin, Attorney & Shareholder; Chair, Labor & Employment Effective today, August 1, pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment Act that was passed by Congress in November, 2015, and with a pair of Final Rules that were finalized on July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is implementing substantial, double-digit price increases for fines and penalties to keep up with inflation. These are the...

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24

Jun 2016

A Checklist to Help Employers Prepare for New FLSA Overtime Regulations

By now you have almost certainly heard about the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Overtime Regulations, considered by many to be the most difficult regulatory and compliance challenge faced by employers since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA,” aka “Obamacare”). The salary level for exempt employees increased and will go into effect December 1, 2016.So, now what? Do you panic and cut staffing, anticipating an...

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15

Jun 2016

ScottHulse Law Firm to Present June 24th Seminar Focused on New U.S. Department of Labor Overtime Rule

ScottHulse Law Firm’s labor and employment practice group will present a seminar focusing on the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Final Overtime Rule, Friday, June 24, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the El Paso Club in downtown El Paso. The two-hour seminar for business owners, executives and managers, human resource professionals, in-house legal counsel, and accounting firms, is designed to educate employers and...

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18

May 2016

Final DOL Rule Updating Overtime Regulations

Since last June, we have been writing about the much-anticipated new overtime exemption rules.  Today, President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s final rule updating the overtime regulations. The Final Rule focuses primarily on updating the salary and compensation levels for Executive, Administrative and Professional workers to be exempt. These workers currently qualify for...

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28

Mar 2016

USCIS Form I-9 expires 3/31/16

We’ve been monitoring the issuance of the new Form I-9 as the expiration date of the current Form I-9 approaches on 3/31/16. We have been advised that the Department of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is waiting on the Office of Management and Budget to approve the new version of the Form I-9. Representatives at the USCIS have indicated that they’re hopeful that...

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