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October 5, 2009

Amendment Would Force Federal Contractors Receiving Defense Funds to Abandon Arbitration Policies

On Tuesday, the Senate is scheduled to vote on an amendment (S.A. 2588) to the Defense Appropriations

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October 5, 2009

Amended Version of Senate Committee's Healthcare Bill Released

The Senate Finance Committee, after two weeks of much-publicized markup, has released its final version

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October 2, 2009

OSHA Begins its National Emphasis Program to Check the Accuracy of Employer Injury and Illness Recordkeeping

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it has started its one-year national

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October 2, 2009

Unemployment Benefits Extension Bill Stalls in Senate

A bill that would temporarily provide an additional 13 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits to states

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October 2, 2009

USCIS Ponders Further Application Fee Increases

According to The Los Angeles Times, a legislative mandate that the United States Citizenship and Immigration

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October 1, 2009

Supreme Court to Decide Statute of Limitations Issue in Disparate Impact Employment Discrimination Case

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the deadline for filing a disparate impact employment

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October 1, 2009

Tennessee Court of Appeals Holds At-Will Employee Can Be Forced to Sign a Noncompetition Agreement Upon Threat of Termination

On September 23, 2009, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, in Cummings Incorporated v. Terry J. Dorgan, Jr.,

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October 1, 2009

Patricia Shiu Begins Job as Head of the OFCCP

Patricia Shiu took the helm of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) this week.

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October 1, 2009

Minnesota Supreme Court Solidifies Whistleblower Law

The Minnesota Supreme Court has confirmed its earlier opinions limiting the type of conduct that may

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October 1, 2009

United Kingdom: Border Agency Is Ahead of Schedule on Issuing Identity Cards to Foreign Nationals

The UK Border Agency announced it is three months ahead of schedule in issuing identity cards to skilled

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