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January 25, 2009

Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of January 18

Discrimination in the Workplace/Employee Wage and Hour Law The Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair

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January 23, 2009

Senate Passes Lilly Ledbetter Act

In what will be the first employment-related bill to reach President Obama’s desk, the Lilly Ledbetter

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January 23, 2009

OSHA Seeks Input in Developing Diacetyl Standard

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking

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January 23, 2009

Labor Initiatives Conspicuously Absent From White House Website

The incoming administration took no time in setting up cybershop at the official White House website

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January 22, 2009

Update to California Meal Period Cases

On January 14, 2009, the California Supreme Court granted review in Brinkley v. Public Storage, Inc.

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January 22, 2009

Australia and Vietnam Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Information Sharing

Vietnamese information service Quan Doi Nhan Dan reported on the January 2009 visit to Vietnam by Australia’s

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January 22, 2009

Great Britain's Immigration Minister Seeks Changes to Asylum Provisions of Geneva Convention

The Guardian reported that Great Britain’s Labour Party will seek a revision of the international convention

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January 22, 2009

Maryland Senators and Congressman Seek Help for H2B Employers

A press release issued by the office of Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) states that Senator Mikulski,

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January 22, 2009

Another Immigration Bill Increasing Employer Penalties is Introduced

A bill that would amend section 274A(e)(4)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to substantially

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