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In 2008, President George W. Bush amended the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) when he signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). The ADAAA went into effect on January 1, 2009; however, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just issued its final regulations on the ADAAA on March 25, 2011. Under the ADAAA, it…

In addition to my employment practice, I represent companies with their I-9/Immigration compliance matters, which is featured in the recently published Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition: Daniel N. Ramirez – Texas Employment & Labor Lawyers – On the Job. This area of the law has steadily affected more and more employers throughout the nation—regardless…

The latter part of February 2011 was a busy month for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”).  ICE heated up its investigation efforts by starting 1,000 investigations of employers nationwide. These investigations are referred to as Notices of Inspections (“NOI”).  During the NOI process, ICE audits an employer’s original Form I-9s (“I-9”), documents submitted by employees…

Hotel News Now – Jacob Monty explains the importance of hotel companies having a proactive immigration compliance strategy, including accurate Form I-9s and E-Verify.  Read More.

The “M” word? What is it and what does the “M” word mean? With the increasing number of Hispanics in the workforce, it is important to know how to spot employment issues that are associated with Hispanic workers or employees who speak Spanish. This is important because, as with any workforce, an employer wants to…