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May 23, 2009

Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of May 17

The following is a summary of the legislative and regulatory news for the week of May 17, 2009: Discrimination

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May 22, 2009

New Safe Harbor 401(k) Guidance Helps Economically Distressed Employers

The Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations on May 18, 2009 which allow for the suspension

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May 21, 2009

Court Rules Transportation Industry Employers Must Implement Observed Urine Collection Testing Procedures

Employers in the transportation industry will soon have to implement tougher urine collection procedures

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May 21, 2009

Bill Would Provide Employment Protections for Volunteer Firefighters and Other Emergency Personnel

A bill recently introduced in the Senate would prevent employers from firing or otherwise disciplining

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May 21, 2009

Bill Would Mandate Paid Vacation Time

During a press conference held this morning, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) – whose district includes popular

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May 21, 2009

Support of E-Verify Program Grows, But Critics Remain

As reported in The Los Angeles Times, the E-Verify program recently received a few boosts, with the Obama

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May 21, 2009

United Kingdom: Additional Biometric Enrollment Facilities Opened

The UK Border Agency has announced  that, in order to assist the increasing number of foreign nationals

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May 20, 2009

EFCA Supporters Pushing Forward With A "Compromise" Bill

After the Employee Free Choice Act’s (EFCA) momentum seemed to come to a screeching halt when Sen.

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May 20, 2009

Australia: Changes to Subclass 457 Employer Sponsorship Program

The Australia Government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship has announced changes to its Subclass

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May 19, 2009

SHOP Act Would Establish Nationwide Health Insurance Purchasing Pool for Small Businesses

Last week the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP Act) (H.R. 2360) was reintroduced by Rep. Ron

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