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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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February 13, 2009

Stimulus Bill Amendment Restricts TARP Recipients From Hiring H-1B Visa Holders

The Senate has approved a modified amendment to the massive stimulus bill (H.R. 1) that substantially

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February 13, 2009

S.B. 23: Colorado Immigration Bill Is Defeated

Senate Bill 23, the "Fair and Legal Employment for Coloradans Act," was killed in the Senate Committee

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February 13, 2009

Massachusetts Regulatory Agency Revises the Massachusetts Data Security Breach Regulations and Further Extends Compliance Deadline

On Thursday, February 12, 2009, Massachusetts’ Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR)

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February 13, 2009

Bill Would Allow Employees to Take Leave in Lieu of Overtime

On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) reintroduced the Family-Friendly Workplace

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February 13, 2009

Use of E-Verify Program Proves Challenging and Controversial

USA Today reports that the federal E-Verify system is becoming increasingly popular with states, despite

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