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March 17, 2009

Bill Would Permit University Graduate Assistants to Unionize

Legislation introduced last week would allow private university students who serve as teaching and research

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March 16, 2009

Favorable DOL Opinion Letters Lost for Want of a Stamp

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced on Friday, March 6, 2009, that they were simultaneously publishing

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March 16, 2009

U.S. DOL Further Defines What Constitutes Compensable Training Time

In three opinion letters issued during the final weeks of the Bush administration, the Wage and Hour

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March 16, 2009

Linda Puchala Nominated for National Mediation Board Seat

President Obama has nominated Linda Puchala to hold a seat on the National Mediation Board (NMB). The

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March 16, 2009

Bill Would Increase Employer Penalties and Strengthen Provisions of USERRA

A bill introduced last week would amend several provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment

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March 16, 2009

Stimulus Package Extends Whistleblower Protections to Employees

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), recently signed into law by President Obama,

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March 14, 2009

Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of March 8, 2009

The following is a summary of the legislative and regulatory news for the week of March 8, 2009: Discrimination

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March 13, 2009

California Court of Appeal Finds Arbitration Agreement With PAGA Waiver Unenforceable

On March 10, 2009, the California Second District Court of Appeal in Franco v. Athens Disposal Company,

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March 13, 2009

Labor Department Guides Employers on Use of "Fluctuating Workweek" Method to Calculate Overtime Pay

The Wage & Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor recently issued an opinion letter that could

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March 13, 2009

Insurance Agents May Qualify for Outside Sales, Administrative Exemptions

In the last days of the Bush administration, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter,

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