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The Law of Diversity: Adorno & Yoss Law FirmAt Adorno & Yoss, the largest minority-owned legal firm in the country, diversity is essential to running a successful modern corporation. ...continue |
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The Next 10: 2009 Top Law Schools for Hispanic Students, 11-20We present our 2009 Top Law Schools for Hispanic Students, numbers 11-20. For the top ten, please click here. ...continue |
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Corporate Attorney Ramona Romero Beats the OddsAs Corporate Counsel for Logistics and Energy at DuPont, a multinational products and services company that reaps annual worldwide sales of $30 billion, Ramona Romero has assumed wide responsibilities. Ms. Romero is one of the 25 women honored this year by HispanicBusiness Magazine, as part of its 7th annual Woman of the Year awards. ...continue |
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Controversy Over Texas Rodeo's Diversity Record Heats UpA racially charged controversy surrounding the diversity record of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo deepened over the weekend, with the county's first-ever Hispanic sheriff backing out of his earlier commitment to participate as a grand marshal in the city's annual rodeo parade. ...continue |
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Bilingual Skills Key to Many Jobs That Can Withstand the RecessionWith the unemployment rate of the Hispanic population in the United States nearing 10 percent, now is the time to start thinking about sectors that are defying the dismal trends. ...continue |
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Motivating Employees: Raising the Bar on PerformanceElite athletes push themselves to the extreme and take pride in doing so. What drives them? And, do top performers in the business world share any common characteristics with these elite athletes? These questions hinge on understanding motivation. Motivated employees mean less turnover and absenteeism, as well as increased morale. In order to design jobs, perks, and compensation systems that have a positive impact on an organization, it is important to understand what motivates employees. ...continue |
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Prop. 8 and the Hispanic VoteProposition 8, the California initiative that prevented same-sex couples from getting married, made national headlines this week. Many see it as a look into the future of gay marriage throughout the United States. Californians approved the proposition 52 percent to 48 percent, thereby amending the state's constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. Just as their votes were considered critical to winning the presidential election, Hispanics were considered a key group whose support was necessary in this battle. ...continue |
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Diversity Initiative Recognizes Minority-Owned Law FirmCall to Action, a diversity initiative, recently recognized Concepcion, Sexton & Martinez as a firm that exhibits excellence in law practices, adding them to its 2008 roster of top-rated minority and women-owned law firms. ...continue |
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Leading Minority Organizations Lobby for Fair Credit PracticesThe nonprofit advocacy coalition Citizens for Equal Access to Credit (CEAC) joined today with leading minority organizations, business groups and leading elected officials to announce a push for reform of the credit card industry. The advocacy group issued a "Statement of Principles" calling for companies to make credit cards less risky and more accessible to consumers, in particular, poor and minority communities. ...continue |
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Monty Partners Helps Businesses Prepare with Mock Immigration AuditsAccording to managing partner, Jacob Monty, 2007 should have been a bad year for Monty Partners LLP, an employment, labor, and immigration law firm. Instead, the firm is celebrating 2008, its 10-year anniversary, in style. "We bet heavily that immigration reform would happen, but it didn't happen," Mr. Monty explained. "When it didn't get out of the U.S. Senate, immigration compliance business went through the roof." ...continue |
