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February 18, 2009

Undue Hardship Exemption to Oregon Meal Period Regs Clarified

On January 12, 2009, the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) clarified meal and rest period requirements

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February 18, 2009

California Department of Industrial Relations Authorizes Electronic Reporting of Certified Payroll Records By Public Work Contractors

California Labor Code section 1776 requires public works contractors and subcontractors to maintain payroll

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February 18, 2009

Stimulus Bill Contains Numerous Employment-Related Provisions

The massive $787.2 billion economic recovery package signed into law as the American Recovery and Reinvestment

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February 18, 2009

Public Employers May Discipline Employees for Not Answering Job Performance Questions So Long as Fifth Amendment Right is Protected

The California Supreme Court, in Spielbauer v. County of Santa Clara, S150402 (Feb. 9, 2009) recently

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February 18, 2009

Nursing Unions Merge Forming 150,000-Member Association

A large and powerful new union has formed from the merger of three nursing associations to create the

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February 17, 2009

Oregon Employment Law Developments: Meal Periods, Family Leave and Smokefree Rules

Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries Amends Meal Period Requirements to Include an "Undue Hardship"

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February 17, 2009

New Missouri Wage and Hour Rules Reintroduce Federal Interpretations

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has promulgated new regulations to address

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February 14, 2009

Newly-Introduced Employment Bills Focus on Immigration, Unemployed Veterans

The nation’s economic troubles have inspired a number of new employment-related bills. One immigration

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February 14, 2009

Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of February 8

Employee Benefits A number of bills introduced this week seek to amend the Employee Retirement Income

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