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June 29, 2011

OFCCP Issues Directive on Functional Affirmative Action Program Application and Approval Procedures

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a new Directive updating

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June 29, 2011

USCIS Publishes Revised Employer Handbook on Form I-9

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a revised employer handbook on Form I-9

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June 29, 2011

Ninth Circuit Broadens Scope of Entities that Can Be Sued for ERISA Plan Benefits

On June 22, 2011, a unanimous en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Cyr v. Reliance

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June 29, 2011

Sixth Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Health Care Law

Finding that Congress properly exercised its legislative power under the Constitution’s Commerce Clause

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June 29, 2011

Bill Would Extend COBRA Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses, Domestic Partners and Their Dependents

Last week Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) reintroduced the Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011 (H.R. 2310), legislation

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June 29, 2011

Australia: Updates to Skilled Occupation List

Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship announced that, as of July 1, 2011, thirteen

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June 29, 2011

Texas Supreme Court Rules Stock Options Sufficient Consideration to Support Post-Employment Restrictive Covenant

In 2006 and again in 2009, the Texas Supreme Court significantly departed from its 1994 decision in Light

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June 29, 2011

Supreme Court to Decide Constitutionality of Public Sector Union's Assessment of Fees on Non-Members to Fund Political Activity

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to resolve (pdf) two constitutional challenges stemming from a public

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June 28, 2011

DoD Extends Prohibition on Certain Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

The Department of Defense (DoD) will issue a final rule (pdf) that extends the existing restrictions

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June 28, 2011

New Round of ICE Audits will Encompass 1,000 Companies

As reported by Politico.com, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently notified 1,000 companies

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