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State Employment Law Compare

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CCH launches Health Reform Talk, CCH WorkDay Blogs

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Are state wage & hour class actions compatible with the FLSA? The DOL certainly thinks so.
On January 21, 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) officially threw its support behind the notion that an opt-in class action suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as a related state law class action, can both be pursued within the same lawsuit.


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EEOC well armed and stepping up fight against disability bias
It's clear that the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has stepped up its assault on disability discrimination. Litigation statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2009 reflect that 27 percent of the merits lawsuit filed by the federal agency alleged claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).


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Some US jobs may be permanently lost as longer-term unemployment class grows
In the last two years following the economic downturn, the economy has seen a loss of 7.2 million jobs, which brought the jobless rate from 5% to 10%, according to the Department of Labor.


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Washington turns to job creation
"Jobs must be our number-one focus in 2010," President Obama told the nation last week. "That's why I'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight."


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