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March 19, 2010

DOL Issues Proposed Rule Implementing Executive Order Affecting Service Contractors

On March 19, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published in the Federal Register

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March 19, 2010

House Passes Another Temporary COBRA Extension Bill

On March 17, the House of Representatives passed by voice vote the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R.

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March 19, 2010

USCIS, Civil Rights Division Announce E-Verify Initiatives

On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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March 18, 2010

Obama Signs HIRE Act into Law

On Thursday, President Obama signed into law the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act (H.R.

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March 18, 2010

Compensation Trend: Semiannual Bonuses

Many U.S. companies, particularly those in the retail and high-tech industries, are replacing their annual

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March 17, 2010

Employer CHIP Notice Will Assist Employers' Compliance with CHIPRA

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released the model

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March 17, 2010

Bill Would Provide Labor Secretary with Greater Review Over State OSH Plans

On Tuesday, Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced the Ensuring Worker Safety Act (H.R. 4864), a bill that

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March 17, 2010

Senate Passes HIRE Act

On Wednesday, the Senate overwhelmingly approved by a 68-29 vote the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment

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March 17, 2010

Bill Would Create Award for Employers that Implement Work-Life Balance Policies

Reps. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and George Miller (D-CA) have introduced legislation that would establish an

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March 16, 2010

Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Contractors Must Be Assessed 100% Penalty for Violating State's Prevailing Wage Law

In Bergman v. Monarch Construction Company, the Ohio Supreme Court considered whether, in an employee-initiated

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