GHCA Newsletter Dinner Edition

GHCA MONTHLY

NEWSLETTER - SPECIAL
DINNER EDITION

December 2016

www.georgiahca.org

Welcome to our Monthly Newsletter

Every month we will bring you the latest information about the construction industry in the state of Georgia. Hopefully you can use it as a helpful resource for the development of your business.

If there is something we can do to assist you, please, do not hesitate to give us a call.

Warmest regards,

Hector Montalvo

"GHCA Diamond Sponsor"

President of the Board of Directors' Community Builder Appreciation Dinner Speech - Wilson Tomala - Paul Davis Restoration

Thank you Mariela, allow me to start with our mission: To develop and promote the Hispanic Construction industry in Georgia. It is my hope that what we have delivered tonight is in line with this mission. Please join me one more time and give the award winners another round of applause. Well, looking at some of you, it is evident that my position in the program was less than optimum since I stand between you and the music of a great band that will play just the right tunes for your dancing pleasure, so I promise to make it brief.

Those that know me understand how much I like data for just about anything. So as I saw this event taking shape, I wanted to have a better appreciation of the level of effort taken to produce this event. Read More

"GHCA Platinum Sponsors"

Executive Director's Community Builder Appreciation Dinner Speech - Hector Montalvo

!Buenas noches a todos! Good evening Everyone! It is an honor for me to welcome all of you to this wonderful celebration. A little over five years ago, I was invited to a small meeting to participate in a brainstorming session. The topic was the future of the Hispanic construction industry in Georgia. We were just getting out of a recession and many construction companies were struggling to stay in business. Two things were very clear for that small group of people: first, they had the opportunity to do something about it and second, it was up to them to make it happen. That's what leaders do. They take ideas into actions and they make things happen. Tonight, we are all witnesses of the transformation of that initial idea into a solid, well-established organization of more than 150 companies whose mission is to promote the Hispanic construction industry in the State of Georgia. Read More

"GHCA Gold Sponsors"

Gallery of Pictures

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In case you missed it...

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About our organization

Mission: to develop and promote the Hispanic construction industry in Georgia.

Vision: to be the leading organization that empowers Hispanic achievement.

Core Values: integrity, commitment to excellence, accountability, diversity and respect.

Membership Privileges

GHCA is committed to helping its members find new business opportunities by connecting large and small businesses as well as encouraging its members to pursue teaming opportunities.

For the membership directory click here

To learn more about the membership benefits click here

Judge Blocks DOL's Overtime Exemption Rules

by Bryan F. Jacoutot - Taylor English Duma

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide emergency injunction effectively preventing the United States Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its hotly contested overtime rule.

The rule, a summary of which is available here, was slated to go into effect on December 1, 2016. A collection of 21 states, however, sued the federal government arguing, among other things, that the DOL was not authorized to create an exemption test that relies solely on a salary level test. While it is true the DOL maintained the salary-basis and "duties" requirement of the three-part overtime exemption test, the Court found that because the salary level was so dramatically increased (from $23,660 to $47,476), the DOL effectively created a "salary only" test for millions of employees. Read More