Recap - Dallas HR Annual Employment Law Conference 2006 presented by the Law Firm of Epstein, Becker, Green Wickcliff & Hall

Headlines, Hot Topics and Updates - were the themes that prevailed this year ranging from Legislative Headlines concerning Immigration to News Headlines discussing "Company XYZ Mistreats Returning War Hero" covering USERRA. The Hot Topics were "Managing the Health Care Crisis", Workplace Privacy", "The New Immigration Minefield", "Corporate Governance and the Culture of Suspicion" - go figure - hello Enron and last but not least "NonCompete Agreements/Intellectual Property Rights".

It is not at all surprising that the Immigration topic was so hot with all the local and national news coverage, walkouts and organized marches. The focus in the news in regard to immigration has been focused on how to best handle or whether to allow legalization of the people that have already been here and then what to do about the constant new arrivals. The other focus is in regard to how employers will deal with the proposed Electronic Verification System that is currently being test piloted by only 2500 companies.

Elise Healy presented the topic about Immigration and stated that the issue would not be resolved quickly - especially with elections coming up.

Coming Soon!

The Breakfast Series focusing on Employment Law and Legislative Issues.....

The Dallas HR Legislative Committee will be providing some more information in regard to a recent visit to the Hill in Washington D.C. and to Senator Cornyn's office locally to further discuss the Electronic Verification System that is being considered.

Stay tuned for more details and watch the DallasHR.org web site for ongoing Legislative Alerts.

Terry L. Stallcup

Ultimate Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 1523
Addison, Texas 75001
972-720-8844 Phone
972-720-9933 Fax
www.ultimateconsulting.net

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