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April 30, 2009

Bill Would Ban Mandatory Predispute Arbitration Clauses in Employment Contracts

Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) has reintroduced the Arbitration Fairness Act (S. 931), a bill that would

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April 30, 2009

USCIS Issues Updated Count of Fiscal Year 2010 H-1B Petitions

On April 27 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received approximately

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April 30, 2009

Swine Flu Update

On April 29, 2009 the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the pandemic alert level to Phase 5, with

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April 30, 2009

California Supreme Court Certifies Issues For Review In Sullivan v. Oracle Corp.

On November 6, 2008, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, issued an opinion in Oracle v. Sullivan, 547

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April 30, 2009

Fair Pay Act Reintroduced in Both House and Senate

To commemorate Equal Pay Day, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced

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April 28, 2009

House and Senate Committee Hearings Focus on Workplace Safety Issues

On April 28, both the House and Senate conducted hearings to address the adequacy of employer incentives

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April 28, 2009

Australia: Same-Sex Partners Applying for Visas Will Receive Same Entitlements as Opposite-Sex Partners

The Australian government has enacted amendments that will increase the range of visas and citizenship

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April 28, 2009

Russia: Foreign Workers Face Increasing Difficulties in Obtaining and Renewing Authorization Documents

As reported by The Moscow News Weekly, over the past several months it has become more difficult for

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April 28, 2009

Arlen Specter to Change Party Affiliation, Bringing Democrats Closer to Filibuster-Proof Majority

Claiming that his political philosophy is now more in line with Democrats than Republicans, Senator Arlen

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April 28, 2009

Swine Flu: Preparing the Workplace for a Pandemic

The United States has declared a "health emergency" regarding an outbreak of swine influenza A (H1N1).

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