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The health care bill debate seems all consuming. At least in terms of press coverage.
But yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a defense 
spending bill (H.R. 3326) that, according to the DC Employment Law Update: "prevents most defense contractors and subcontractors from forcing their employees or independent contractors to sign, as a condition
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court revisited the subject of arbitration provisions in the employment context, creating some concern among legislators about the implications of this decision.
In this week’s Connecticut Law Tribune, my colleague Cara Ceraso has drafted a nifty article about legislation now pending in Congress that would allow employees to bring their
Learning about our nation’s employment laws and labor history, and creating more educational opportunities are certainly worthwhile endeavors. Indeed, in this time of economic turmoil, investing in vocational and education programs may be viewed as a down payment on getting more people into a taxpaying role.
To that end the Omnibus Appropriations Bill passed by Congress in
While much of the press reports about the U.S. House of Representative’s passage of the Economic Stimulus bill center on the size of it, there’s a lot of details that haven’t yet been explored. Because the bill’s prospects are looking (somewhat) favorable, it’s time to look at some of the specifics that relate to
The Wall St. Journal is reporting this morning that the Employee Free Choice Act bill is not likely to be among the pieces of legislation to be considered in the new administration’s first 100 days:
Unions likely won’t see action soon on legislation that would make it easier to organize workers, but Democrats are moving
With the election just two weeks away, employers can start to draw a sharper focus on the national issues at stake in the upcoming Presidential election. That said, much of what will happen will also depend on what happens with various Congressional races. In other words, even if Senator McCain is elected President, we’re still
This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives approved by voice vote, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (S.3406), with the amendments made by the U.S. Senate last week. I’ve recapped the details before in prior posts. Reuters has the details of today’s House action in.
Numerous groups and politicians released press releases this afternoon praising
The McCain campaign last night was trying to make much of a comment that Sen. Obama made on the campaign trail on Tuesday about the concept of Sen. McCain bringing about change. "You know, you can put lipstick on a pig," Obama sa
id, "but it’s still a pig." In fact, Sen. McCain made similar
Nearly eight months ago, I asked the question: Will the Americans with Disabilities Act Be Amended?
At that point, I indicated t
hat an ADA Restoration Act Bill of 2007 was not yet a "hot topic" but as election season heated up, we could see some action on some proposed amendments. There have been some followup
The U.S. House of Representatives, as expected, passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act this afternoon. The bill, which had already been approved by the Senate, now moves on to the White House, where the President is expected to sign the bill. The bill’s summary and status can be found here.The roll call vote at