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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 12, 2009

Employer's Right to Settle Disputed Claims with Individual Employees Affirmed

The California Court of Appeal recently affirmed an employer's right to settle a putative class member's

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March 12, 2009

California Court Finds Individual Liability Under Joint Employer Theory

On February 20, 2009 in Ontiveros v. Zamora, the court held that the plaintiff stated a viable claim

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March 11, 2009

Common Misconceptions About COBRA Subsidy Provisions in Stimulus Bill

As previously discussed, the stimulus provisions regarding changes to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget

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March 11, 2009

Omnibus Bill Clears Senate, Temporarily Extends Immigration Programs

In a late session yesterday, the Senate voted to approve the $410 billion omnibus appropriations bill

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March 11, 2009

Japan: Government Approves Immigration Overhaul Bill

Japan’s cabinet has signed off on a bill that, in an effort to prevent illegal entry, would transfer

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March 11, 2009

Canada: Business Travelers Will Get Visas Faster

As reported in The Edmonton Sun, Canada’s immigration department is planning to give preferred treatment

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March 11, 2009

The Battle is Joined: The Employee Free Choice Act Re-Introduced in the 111th Congress

On March 10, 2009, Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Representative George Miller

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March 11, 2009

Use of E-Verify Growing by 1,000 Companies Per Week

As a result of anxiety over workplace raids and uncertainty over the future of illegal immigrants in

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