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February 19, 2009

Newly-Introduced Employment Bills Focus on Immigration

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

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February 19, 2009

Bill Would Ban Predispute Arbitration Agreements

A bill introduced on February 12 would significantly restrict the ability for employers to arbitrate

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February 19, 2009

Besides COBRA: What Does the Stimulus Package Have for Employers?

While most of the media and commentary has been focused on the COBRA subsidy in the American Recovery

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February 19, 2009

Stimulus Package: An In-Depth Look at the New COBRA Subsidy in the ARRA

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or "the Act"), the stimulus legislation signed

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February 19, 2009

Australia: Government Releases Draft Employer Obligations for Overseas Workers

Australia’s government has released draft regulations outlining new sponsorship obligations for employers

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February 18, 2009

Ninth Circuit Withdraw its Decision in Sullivan v. Oracle

UPDATE: On February 17, 2009, the Ninth Circuit withdrew its decision in Sullivan v. Oracle and remanded

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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

New California Paycheck Law Aimed at Temp Industry Creates Risk for a Broad Range of Industries

A new law went into effect as of the first of this year requiring the issuance of weekly paychecks for

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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

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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