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Employee Benefits
The Coverage Continuity Act of 2009 (S. 29), a new bill introduced in the Senate, would enable certain qualified individuals enrolled in COBRA to extend their health care coverage for an additional 12 months.
Discrimination in the Workplace/Employee Wage and Hour Law
The Senate voted to invoke cloture on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181), limiting debate on this wage discrimination bill and paving the way for its almost certain passage and presidential signature.
Immigration
A new bill introduced in the House, the Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 98) would significantly increase fines and jail time for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens or fail to verify their employment eligibility using a new procedure outlined in the bill.
Workplace Flexibility
The new regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) went into effect Friday, January 16.