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March 28, 2009

Legislative and Regulatory News for the Week of March 22, 2009

The following is a summary of the legislative and regulatory news for the week of March 22, 2009: Agency

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March 27, 2009

United Kingdom: MP Calls for Immigration Limits

Conservative Party MP Damian Green said Britain should adopt Australian-style limits on immigration in

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March 27, 2009

United Kingdom: New Rules for Skilled and Highly Skilled Migrant Workers

New United Kingdom (UK) Immigration Rules raising the academic and financial requirements for highly-skilled

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March 27, 2009

Obama Tells Hispanic Caucus He Is Willing to Tackle Immigration

At a meeting attended by all 24 members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, President Obama stated

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March 27, 2009

Legislation Would Provide Workers with 12 Weeks of Paid Family and Medical Leave

A bill introduced this week by Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) and co-sponsored by three others would provide

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March 27, 2009

U.S. Economy Spurs Foreign Students to Return Home, Study Says

A study commissioned by the Ewing Marion Kaufman Foundation, a private, nonprofit foundation, concluded

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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 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

Various Federal Agency Developments at the DOL, NLRB and IRS

The following summarizes some federal agency happenings this week: Phyllis Borzi is Tapped to Serve as

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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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