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September 4, 2009

New York Amends Its State Human Rights Law to Protect Domestic Violence Victims from Employment Discrimination

Each year approximately 400,000 cases of domestic incidents are reported to law enforcement authorities

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September 4, 2009

Whether a Manufacturing Process is a Trade Secret Must Be Considered in the Aggregate

Six years after the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that compilations of information

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September 4, 2009

Appeal Seeks to Invalidate E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule

As reported by Daily Journal of Commerce, business groups have appealed the August 25 decision by a federal

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September 4, 2009

Napolitano Says Immigration Reform Remains a Priority

The Dallas Morning News reports that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano remains optimistic

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September 3, 2009

Costa Rica: New Law Tightens Financial Requirements for Permanent Residency

Examiner.com reports that under a new immigration law, applicants for residency in Costa Rica will need

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September 3, 2009

Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement Affects Business Visitor Visa Procedures

Canadian trade officials announced that the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) became effective

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September 3, 2009

Massachusetts Court Ruling Expands the Scope of Damages Available to Employees Misclassified as Independent Contractors

On August 21, 2009, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ruled that a worker who has

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September 3, 2009

DLSE Agrees California' Partial-Week Furlough Options Are Coextensive With Federal Law

As the old cliché goes, “better late than never.” This applies to an important new opinion letter

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September 3, 2009

Ninth Circuit Issues Its First Ruling Setting Forth the Elements for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claims

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,1 ("Sarbanes-Oxley" or "SOX") protects employees of publicly traded companies

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September 2, 2009

USCIS Extends Expiration Date of I-9 Form

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 27 that the expiration date of

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