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OverviewOn November 7, 2006, voters in several states passed controversial initiatives that will significantly

Impending elections can have differing impacts where a state legislature is controlled by one party,

On October 3, 2006, the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") issued a long-awaited decision in B.F.

For the past several years, employers in the mortgage lending industry have faced increasing litigation

Introduction Employers that have a lot of tipped employees, such as restaurants and casinos, often face

IntroductionOn July 25, 2006, the IRS released final regulations addressing the issue of supplemental

Note: Governor Schwarzenegger signed A.B. 1835 on September 12, 2006In a policy decision driven as much

OverviewAfter weeks of harried lobbying, grassroots protests and dueling full-page newspaper ads, the

In a major decision in Smith v. Superior Court (L'Oreal USA, Inc.), No. S129476 (July 10, 2006),

OverviewNew legislation increasing Michigan's minimum wage rate could result in hundreds of thousands