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April 30, 2010

UPDATE - New Jersey Considering Whether to Adopt Federal "Rounding" Rules

As we reported last year, the Division of Wage and Hour Compliance at the New Jersey Department of Labor

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April 30, 2010

Draft Immigration Proposal Calls for Biometric Employment Verification, Increased Penalties Against Labor Law Violators

A 26-page outline (pdf) of a new proposed immigration overhaul bill would require all employers to use

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April 29, 2010

Updated Numbers Released for Fiscal Year 2011 H-1B Visas

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that, as of April 22, 2010, it has received 16,025

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April 29, 2010

Mary Kay Henry Likely Next SEIU President

Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) secretary-treasurer, Anna Burger, has withdrawn her

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April 29, 2010

Utah Joins the Growing List of States Allowing Employers to Pay Wages With "Pay Cards"

Effective March 24, 2010, employers in Utah are now permitted to use pay cards to compensate their employees

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April 28, 2010

Supreme Court Rules Class Action Arbitrations Impermissible Absent Express Agreement

The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down its long-awaited ruling in Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. Animalfeeds

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April 28, 2010

Arizona Governor Signs Controversial Immigration Enforcement Bill

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed into law an immigration enforcement bill generally acknowledged

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April 28, 2010

HHS Web Chat Will Discuss How Health Care Act Will Impact Insurance Industry

On Friday April 30 at 2:30 P.M. ET, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will host

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April 28, 2010

Subcommittee Hearing Addresses Whistleblower, Victim's Rights Provisions in PAWA; Legislation Introduced to Continue VPP

On Wednesday, the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing on the whistleblower and victim's

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April 28, 2010

Supreme Court Holds that Class Arbitration is Impermissible When Agreement is Silent on the Issue

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) does not authorize arbitrators

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