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January 30, 2009

Canada: Employers Must Satisfy HRSDC Minimum Advertisement Requirements

New regulations governing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Canada have gone into effect. As of

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January 30, 2009

New Employment Bills Address Health Care, Prevailing Wage Rates

A few new labor and employment-related bills focusing on health care and wage requirements for highway

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January 30, 2009

United Kingdom: Overseas Advertising Restrictions

Driven by a high unemployment rate, The Times is reporting that British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has

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January 30, 2009

President Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act

President Obama has signed his first piece of legislation, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act,

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January 29, 2009

President Obama Signs Ledbetter Act into Law

Just ten days into his term, President Obama has signed into law a bill that will make it easier to bring

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January 29, 2009

E-Verify Implementation Date is Postponed for the Second Time

The effective date of the new regulations requiring the use of E-Verify by certain federal contractors

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January 29, 2009

Stimulus Bill Would Require E-Verify Participation

Embedded in the nearly 650-page $819 billion stimulus bill (H.R. 1) that cleared the U.S. House of Representatives

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January 29, 2009

Paycheck Rule Revived for Pay Discrimination Claims with Signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

The first workplace bill to reach President Barack Obama's desk is a pay-related law. Just days after

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January 29, 2009

Trial Court's Dismissal of PAGA Claims Upheld

Deleon v. Verizon Wireless concerns a case where the employer had been previously sued under various

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January 28, 2009

Australia: Debate on Intake of Skilled Migrants in Period of Rising Jobless Rate

While analysts still see strong economic reason to continue the inward flow of workers to Australia,

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