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February 11, 2010

IRS Rules that Employer-Provided Clothing Is Not Wages Under Some Circumstances

In Private Letter Ruling 2010-05014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) held that an employer could exclude

ASAP
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February 11, 2010

Proposed Legislation Would Require E-Verify Checks on Some Applicants for Mortgage Modifications

Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) introduced the Mortgage E-Verify Act (H.R. 4586), which requires that mortgagors’

ASAP
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February 10, 2010

Draft Senate Jobs Bill Contains COBRA Extension

A draft of the 362-page Senate jobs bill.pdf has been circulating among members of Congress this week. 

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February 10, 2010

Draft Senate Jobs Bill Contains Employer Hiring Incentives, COBRA and Unemployment Extensions, Pension Funding Relief

A draft of the 362-page Senate jobs bill (pdf) has been circulating among members of Congress this week.

ASAP
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February 10, 2010

Article Paints Grim Picture for Labor Agenda

Coming one day after the Senate rejected advancing the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor

ASAP
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February 10, 2010

Employer CHIP Model Notice Released

The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released the Employer CHIP

ASAP
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February 10, 2010

South Korea: Visa and Citizenship Procedures Modified

JoongAngDaily reports that South Korea has eased the path to citizenship and relaxed immigration restrictions

ASAP
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February 10, 2010

Singapore: Immigration Reform Proposed to Promote Economic Growth

Government officials and local businesses are uncertain whether Singapore, which is one of the world’s

Insight
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February 10, 2010

Revised New York State Notice of Pay Rate Requirements Forces Employers to Consider Whether and Why New Hires May Be Overtime-Exempt

In a previous Littler ASAP, employers were alerted that, effective October 26, 2009, New York Labor Law

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