ASAP
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June 27, 2009

Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of June 21

The following is a summary of the labor- and employment-related regulatory and legislative news for the

ASAP
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June 26, 2009

Australia: Foreign Students from India in Highest Risk Group for Visa Violations

A review conducted by Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship regarding the student visa

ASAP
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June 26, 2009

USCIS and FBI Improve Name Check Processing, Eliminating Backlog

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, working together with the Federal

ASAP
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June 26, 2009

House Committee Approves Fee Disclosure and Investment Advice Bill

By a vote of 29 to 17, the House Committee on Education and Labor on June 24 approved a bill that would

ASAP
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June 26, 2009

FOREWARN Act Reintroduced in House and Senate

On Thursday, members of both the House and Senate reintroduced the Federal Oversight, Reform, and Enforcement

ASAP
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June 25, 2009

Clinton Comments on Role of H-1B Visa Program in U.S./India Relations

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking before the U.S.-India Business Council, outlined her plans

ASAP
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June 25, 2009

USCIS Updates H-1B Petition Numbers for Fiscal Year 2010

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, as of June 19, 2009, approximately

ASAP
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June 25, 2009

Philippines: New Visa Category for Foreign Investors Takes Effect in July

As reported at philstar.com, the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration is introducing a Special Visa

Insight
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June 25, 2009

Hospitals Providing Medical Services to Federal Employees Through an HMO are Covered Subcontractors Under OFCCP's Jurisdiction

For many years, health systems reasonably assumed that arrangements with a non-governmental entity to

Insight
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June 23, 2009

Supreme Court Decides that Title VII Mixed-Motives Analysis Does Not Apply to Age Discrimination Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., No. 08-441 (June 18, 2009) has held

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