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USA TODAY Romney Defends Law Requiring Employers To Provide Contraception Coverage At …ThinkProgressThe former Massachusetts governor was describing his own 2006 health care reform law, which greatly expanded access to contraception — but his characterization could also apply to President Obama's contraception regulation.Marquette Law School Poll – Santorum leads the WI Primary, Obama leads …Hot [...]

The NLRB’s rejection of mandatory arbitration clauses in employee contracts comes on the heels of 215 court rulings during last year alone in which Concepcion was cited, according to a Seyfarth Shaw report released Monday. It’s a “playing field in flux,” said Seyfarth Shaw’s Gerald L. Maatman Jr. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Press Herald Employers win, lose as health law shakes things upPress HeraldPUBLIC LAW 90 is a package of health insurance reforms passed in May by the Republican majority in the Legislature. Its goal is to reduce insurance costs by deregulating the market and encouraging competition. Here are some key provisions: n Insurers …Fewer Americans get [...]

The largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group in the U.S. has given dozens of law firms its highest possible score for LGBT-friendly policies. However, the group dinged Foley & Lardner, making good on a recent warning over a firm partner’s work on behalf of an anti-gay marriage group. View full post on Law.com [...]

Management-side lawyers were optimistic after the California Supreme Court held oral argument in a closely watched case involving state-mandated meal and rest breaks, as the court seemed inclined to agree with employers that they merely have to provide breaks, not ensure workers take them. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Audit: CO employers lax on verifying legal statusBusinessWeekNearly half of audited Colorado employers are not complying with a state law to verify the legal status of newly hired workers, according to a report released Monday. An analysis from the Colorado Auditor's office found that 48 percent …Colo. audit: $60M in unemployment benefits went people whose [...]

Audit: Many Colo. employers don't comply with law to verify legal status of …The RepublicDENVER — Nearly half of audited Colorado employers are not complying with a state law to verify the legal status of newly hired workers, according to a report released Monday. An analysis from the Colorado Auditor's office found that 48 …Audit [...]

Indiana Public Media Alabama Employers Get Training About Immigration LawFox NewsBusiness owners in Alabama say the state's new immigration law – which addresses employers and their duty to check on immigration status – is complex and confusing. So several Alabama business groups are conducting seminars on key aspects of the law …Alabama Immigration Law Could [...]

Employers Consider Dropping Insurance Plans Once Health Law Provisions Take EffectFox NewsThree years before the new health care law takes full effect, a survey of employers has found 30 percent of them are thinking about dropping coverage, in part because most employees will have an alternative — government-subsidized …and more » View full post on law [...]

New California law bars E-Verify requirement for employersLos Angeles TimesBut those victories appear to have been wiped out this month with legislation signed into law that prohibits the state, cities and counties from mandating that private employers use E-Verify. "It's very disappointing when you spend all the time, …and more » View full post on law [...]