Labor, Employment and Immigration Lawyers in Houston, Texas - Monty & Ramirez LLP

Monty & Ramirez LLP is a minority-owned law firm.
We represent public- and private-sector businesses and organizations in matters involving employment, labor and immigration compliance. Our firm also maintains full-service business immigration practice representing companies and individuals alike. At Monty & Ramirez, We Know What Works.®
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President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
How should you handle its effects on your employees and their families? Read our DOs and DONTs memo to formulate a game plan.
Read the memo.
Monty & Ramirez LLP is a minority-owned law firm.
We represent public- and private-sector businesses and organizations in matters involving employment, labor and immigration compliance. Our firm also maintains full-service business immigration practice representing companies and individuals alike. At Monty & Ramirez, We Know What Works.®
Read More About Our Firm
President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
How should you handle its effects on your employees and their families? Read our DOs and DONTs memo to formulate a game plan.
Read the memo.
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Experienced Houston, Texas Law Firm For Labor, Employment, and Immigration Needs

Monty & Ramirez LLP, a minority-owned law firm, maintains a full-service business immigration practice representing companies and individuals alike. Our philosophy is to advance our clients’ interests as effectively as possible by offering a forward-thinking approach. We are committed to understanding our clients’ specific business, industry and legal concerns. We keep a constant focus on our clients’ immediate and long-term goals. Working hard and producing innovative, cost-effective solutions is imperative for us and our clients. We provide clients with the highest quality in labor, employment and immigration services based on our thorough understanding of the law and its applications. We approach our clients’ needs as if we are partners in the process – having fully discussed all options and deciding on actions as a team. We believe that informed, proactive clients are successful clients.

Jacob Monty joins Gov. Rick Perry for Holiday Luncheon at Governor’s Mansion in Austin, TX

This afternoon, our managing partner Jacob Monty had the pleasure of joining Gov. Rick Perry for the Holiday Luncheon at the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas. Thank you, Gov. Perry, for 14 years of leadership! … Read More

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Partner Mario K. Castillo sheds light on the impact of hiring seasonal workers under the ACA

Worker Visas and the Affordable Care Act By Mario K. Castillo A typical preliminary step in assessing your company's Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance requires you to count your employees. This sounds particularly straightforward, but like all things ACA, first blushes can be deceiving. Analyzing the impact of hiring visa workers under the ACA requires traversing an intersection of labor, employment, immigration, tax, and now, … Read More

E-Verify During the Shutdown

As you likely know, the government has been shutdown due to the inability of lawmakers to reach an agreement on a budget for the United States. Most other employers, however, are open for business and continue to hire new employees. Some of these employers subscribe to E-Verify, the internet-based system used to verify an employee’s work authorization. Because E-Verify is run by the government, it too has been shutdown. So what are employers to … Read More

Perception is Reality – Avoiding the Appearance of Discrimination in Want Ads

What’s in a want ad? In the law, perception is reality. Discrimination suits are often based on circumstantial evidence. One would be hard pressed to find a discrimination suit that contains a “smoking gun.” More often than not, employers terminate employees because they are bad at their jobs. Nonetheless, you should avoid any appearance of discrimination and minimize the risk of receiving a demand letter or lawsuit. This begins with the manner … Read More