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April 30, 2009

USCIS Issues Updated Count of Fiscal Year 2010 H-1B Petitions

On April 27 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received approximately

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April 28, 2009

Bill Would Expand WARN Act Coverage and Increase Employer Penalties for Violations

Recently-introduced legislation would require employers to provide Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification

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April 28, 2009

Office of Labor-Management Standards Plans to Revise the LM-30 Financial Disclosure Form

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has announced that it plans

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April 28, 2009

House and Senate Committee Hearings Focus on Workplace Safety Issues

On April 28, both the House and Senate conducted hearings to address the adequacy of employer incentives

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April 28, 2009

Australia: Same-Sex Partners Applying for Visas Will Receive Same Entitlements as Opposite-Sex Partners

The Australian government has enacted amendments that will increase the range of visas and citizenship

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April 28, 2009

Swine Flu: Preparing the Workplace for a Pandemic

The United States has declared a "health emergency" regarding an outbreak of swine influenza A (H1N1).

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April 28, 2009

Russia: Foreign Workers Face Increasing Difficulties in Obtaining and Renewing Authorization Documents

As reported by The Moscow News Weekly, over the past several months it has become more difficult for

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April 28, 2009

Arlen Specter to Change Party Affiliation, Bringing Democrats Closer to Filibuster-Proof Majority

Claiming that his political philosophy is now more in line with Democrats than Republicans, Senator Arlen

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April 27, 2009

Obama to Nominate Craig Becker and Mark Pearce as NLRB Board Members

President Obama has announced his plans to nominate Craig Becker and Mark Pearce as board members of

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April 27, 2009

Obama to Nominate Alejandro Mayorkas as Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as the director of the

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