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March 26, 2009

Municipalities Can Void Public Employee Union Contracts Through Bankruptcy

In a case of first impression that could have far-reaching implications, a bankruptcy judge in California

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March 26, 2009

USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for FY 2010 Beginning April 1, 2009

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that on April 1, 2009 it will begin accepting

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March 26, 2009

Labor Secretary Solis Vows to Hire 250 Wage and Hour Investigators in Wake of Damning GAO Report

A report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the Wage and

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March 25, 2009

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling May Support Challenges to Validity of California Meal and Rest Break Regulations As Applied to the Trucking Industry

In a decision making waves throughout the trucking industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth

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March 24, 2009

Countdown to Effective Date of New I-9

As discussed in our previous entry, the new Form I-9 (revision date 2/02/2009) is currently scheduled

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March 24, 2009

DOL Notice of Proposed Suspension of New H-2A Regulations

The Department of Labor (DOL) proposes to suspend for nine months the H–2A regulations published on

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March 24, 2009

Obama Names Kathleen Martinez to Lead the DOL's Office of Disability Employment Policy

President Obama has picked Kathleen Martinez to be the Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment

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March 24, 2009

FAA Reverses Course on Rest Rules

In the wake of heavy criticism and a lawsuit filed by seven major airline companies, the Federal Aviation

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March 24, 2009

Countdown to Effective Date of New I-9

The new Form I-9 (revision date 2/02/2009) is currently scheduled to go into effect on April 3, 2009.

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March 24, 2009

Web-Based E-mail Accounts Accessed At Work: Private Or Not? Look To The Handbook

Employers often put employees on notice, through an electronic resources policy, that communication via

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