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NLRB rejects back pay claims of undocumented workers
of the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"), where the employers had satisfied their Form I-9 obligations under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ("IRCA"), but the workers had misrepresented their status to secure employment.
Updated: 09/19/2011 06:00A
U.S. Supreme Court's Whiting decision spurs state immigration legislation and
Whiting, 563 US ___, 131 S. Ct. 1968 (May 26, 2011), and suggested that, by upholding the constitutionality of the Legal Arizona Workers Act ("LAWA"), it might spur states to adopt additional immigration legislation. Given the national perception about
Updated: 09/19/2011 06:00A
DOJ takes new immigration-related, anti-discrimination enforcement actions
The problem is that employer vigilance in this area has ignored the anti-discrimination provisions of the immigration laws that were adopted as part of the IRCA. Recently, the US Department of Justice ("DOJ") has pressed several anti-discrimination
Updated: 09/19/2011 06:00A
DOJ takes new immigration-related, anti-discrimination enforcement actions
The problem is that employer vigilance in this area has ignored the anti-discrimination provisions of the immigration laws that were adopted as part of the IRCA. Recently, the US Department of Justice ("DOJ") has pressed several anti-discrimination
Updated: 09/19/2011 06:00A
USCIS announces initiatives to promote startup firms and spur job creation
Another series of enhancements is planned for the EB-5 immigrant classification that is available to those who invest $500000 to $1 million in an enterprise that creates at least 10 jobs. Under the immigration laws, there are 10000 visas available
Updated: 09/19/2011 06:00A
Satelite expected to hit Earth Friday - or Thursday
Scientists say a 12500-pound NASA satellite the size of a school bus is tumbling toward earth and will crash to the surface Friday. Or, perhaps, Thursday. Maybe Saturday, reports the Washington Post. Crashing satellites aren't easy to predict,
Updated: 09/19/2011 06:00A
Sefton residents warned to beware of a telephone scam involving tax rebates
Officers have been contacted by people throughout the borough following calls allegedly made by the Ministry of Justice. The caller states thousands of pounds are due for the overpayment of taxes and these are to be reimbursed through a cheque
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:58A
Iraq Prison Fire Kills Nine Inmates: Security
“Nine prisoners were killed and 14 were injured by a fire caused by electrical problems in a prison in Baladiyat,” eastern Baghdad, justice ministry spokesman Haidar al-Saadi told AFP in a text message. He did not give any more details about the nature
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:58A
Govt and oppn on boat collision course
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen later confirmed the government would oppose the coalition's proposal and vowed to press ahead with plans to introduce the government's amendments into parliament on Wednesday. "Clearly, Mr Abbott is doing this for one
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:58A
Delhi, Mumbai blasts: Riven by corruption, Indian police is unprepared to
It will take them at least two hours to drive this five-tonne equipment to south Mumbai through traffic. A corruption scandal has stalled the purchase of Mumbai police's TCV. The police paid Rs 6.5 crore for the vessel in 2008; Mumbai International
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:58A
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