Do Not Be Surprised by H-1B Site Visits       November 13, 2009
Feature: Enforcement has been stepped up, so H-1B employers are advised to prepare for site visits and to determine what information they will discuss with government contractors or agents. It is also critical that H-1B employers immediately ...
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TOOL: A Blog That Covers Workplace Privacy, Data ...       November 11, 2009
Feature: The blog from law firm Jackson Lewis tracks issues in all three areas. (11/11/2009)
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US and UK Pension Agencies to Share Information       November 6, 2009
News: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. will share non-confidential information on defined-benefit plans with the United Kingdom's Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund.
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United Nations Says Temps Bore the Brunt of ...       October 21, 2009
News: In the US, the nation with most temporary workers of any country, 52,000 temporary jobs through employment agencies were lost per month from December 2007 to April 2009.
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TOOL: Assessing H-1B Fraud       October 2, 2009
Feature: A 2008 report found that 20 percent of H-1B filings contain technical violations or are simply fraudulent. The report has led to a crackdown on H-1B employers. (10/2/2009)
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Business Groups Turn to Capitol Hill to Amend E ...       September 8, 2009
News: Starting Tuesday, September 9, new federal contracts of $100,000 or more will come with a requirement that companies sign up for a government-run electronic employment verification system that has generated vociferous criticism from many em
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TOOL: Privacy Laws and Regulations       September 3, 2009
Feature: Law firm Morrison & Foerster maintains a freelance online library with links to privacy laws, regulations, reports, multilateral agreements and government authorities for more than 90 countries around the world, including the United Stat...
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Confidence in UK Retirement Plans Rising, Aon ...       August 25, 2009
News: Panic over the viability of retirement plans is ebbing among British workers, as 9 percent fewer members asked what their payouts at retirement would be in the quarter ended June 30 than in the previous quarter.
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Workplace Deaths Fall to Record Low in 2008       August 21, 2009
News: The number of US workplace fatalities in 2008 fell to the lowest level since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking fatal occupation injuries in 1992.
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