Earlier this month, the House of Representatives held a hearing on a bill that would make offering paid sick leave mandatory for employers.
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Tags: Healthy Families Act, HFA, mandatory paid sick leave, Obama
Legal experts are still trying to comb their way through the 1,079-page American Recovery and Reinvestment Act President Obama signed into law last month. And deep in the document, they’re finding several provisions that will have a big impact on HR.
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Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, bail-out, COBRA, HIPAA, Obama, stimulus
Depending on who you ask, the Employee Free Choice Act will either become law soon or, it’s a long shot to pass in its current form. Here’s what the President has to say about it.
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Tags: Employee Free Choice Act, Obama
Though it was only signed a few weeks ago, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act has already caused big legal problems for some companies.
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Tags: Lilly Ledbetter, Obama, pay discrimination
Just as employers were set to start using an updated version of the Form I-9, the feds have delayed the implementation of the new form. What now?
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One of the new president’s first actions in office will be to sign a law making it easier for employees to file wage discrimination lawsuits.
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Now that the election’s over, experts are focusing on what legislative changes can be expected under the new president. HR pros will be watching a few big items on Obama’s agenda.
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Tags: change.gov, Employee Free Choice Act, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Fair Pay Act, Obama, unions
