CUPA-HR Public Policy News You Can Use

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NLRB Likely to Reconsider Brown Graduate Student Decision
CUPA-HR Meets With Obama Administration on Healthcare
Administration Continues to Release Guidance on New Healthcare Law
Senate Majority Leader Works to Bring Public Safety Bill Up for a Vote
Congress Fails to Prevent Jobless Benefits From Expiring Again

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DOL Issues Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda
Final ADAAA and GINA Rules Expected Soon
Obama Resubmits Nominations of NLRB and EEOC Recess Appointments
Jobless Benefits Extended Again
House Holds Hearing on Work-Life Balance Award Act

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Obama Announces Recess Appointments to the NLRB and EEOC
President Signs Healthcare Reform Into Law
Jobless Benefits and Job Creation Remain at Top of Congressional Agenda

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House Holds Hearing on Public Safety Bill
Senate Holds Hearing on Paycheck Fairness Act
Final Votes on Healthcare Reform Possible This Week
Congress Continues Work on Jobs Bills

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Senate Confirms Solicitor of Labor
Controversial NLRB Nomination Blocked in the Senate
Healthcare Reform Still In Flux
Jobs Bill Gets Snowed In

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Congress Refocuses on Immigration Reform
Healthcare Reform Overcomes Hurdles Only to Encounter More
Key Nominations Still Pending
Jobs Bill May Contain Yet Another COBRA Extension

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Christmas Healthcare Deadline in Jeopardy
GINA Now in Effect
Congress Continues to Focus on H1N1 Paid Sick Leave Legislation
End-of-the-Year Labor Agenda
Senate Committee Approves EEOC Nominees
CUPA-HR and ACE File Comments on ADAAA

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Emergency H1N1 Paid Sick Leave Legislation
Senate Acts on NLRB and EEOC Appointments
Senate Hearing on ENDA
House Passes Healthcare Reform

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EEOC Publishes ADAAA Regulations
No-Match Regulations Rescinded by DHS
House Holds ENDA Hearing
Healthcare Update

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E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule in Effect
CUPA-HR and ACE File Comments on Government Contractor Regulations
Fall Congressional Agenda
Obama Attempts To Revive Healthcare Reform
Timeline Unclear for Immigration Reform

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E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Expected to Take Effect September 8
Healthcare Reform Unable to Meet Summer Goals
Discussions on EFCA Alternatives Continue
Obama Announces New NLRB and EEOC Appointments

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EEOC Approves Proposed Regulations to the ADA Amendments Act
Disagreements Bog Down Progress of Health Care Reform
Labor Secretary to Abolish ESA
DHS Regulatory Action Encounters a Senate Roadblock
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Discussions Begin
Changes in Washington - Franken Seated, Kline New Ranking Member on House Education and Labor Committee

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Congress Begins to Roll Out Health Care Reform Proposals
E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Delayed Until September
House Passes Federal Government Paid Sick Leave Bill
House Holds Hearing on Paid Sick Leave Bill
NLRB Regional Director Rules That Medical Interns Are Employees

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Specter Changes Political Parties After 29 Years
CUPA-HR Files Comments on GINA Regulations
Bill Expanding OSHA Coverage to Public Entities Introduced in House
Implementation of E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Postponed Again
Obama Announces NLRB Nominations
EEOC Issues Employer Best Practices Guide on Balancing Work and Family Responsibilities

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EFCA Prognosis Dims
USCIS Requires Employers to Use New Form I-9
DOL and IRS Publish Additional Information on COBRA Changes
Obama Announces EBSA Nomination
Supreme Court Rules 5-4 on Arbitration in Discrimination Claims
Illinois E-Verify Law Ruled Unconstitutional

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EFCA Introduced in House and Senate
Republican Secret Ballot Protection Act Introduced
Solis Confirmed as Secretary of Labor
E-Verify Extended and Supported by Obama Administration
EEOC Publishes GINA Regulations
House Holds Hearing on Flexible Workplace Policies
Supreme Court Rules Unions Have No Right to Payroll Deduction

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New COBRA Requirements Part of Stimulus
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Becomes Law
White House Memo Delays Pending Regulations
Obama Issues Union-Friendly Executive Orders
EFCA Introduction Looms
Obama's Labor Appointment Slowly Proceeds

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House Passes Ledbetter Bill and Paycheck Fairness Legislation
Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing for New Secretary of Labor
New Requirements Now Effective for ADA and FMLA
President Signs Pension Funding Bill Into Law
IRS Changes Mileage Reimbursement Rates for 2009