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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division published its final rule implementing changes to the H-2A Agricultural guestworker program.  The final rule became effective March 15, 2010.  More after the break.

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Here are some of the recent blog posts on the intersection of employment law and holiday parties:

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Several employment law blogs have updated posts this week on employment law issues in the upcoming election.

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A number of commentators have noted in recent weeks the expectation that employment-related lawsuits will increase during the next economic cycle.  Others are focusing attention on managing layoffs, HR tips in a downturn, and laws to think about during the credit crunch.  Some look at the economic downturn from both sides of the employment-law fence (here).  Finally, there is the pending question of how the election will change employment law (here).  Employment law issues will certain garner attention in the coming months given the election and the economic cycle.

We turn back to the question of more employment lawsuits after the break.

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Congress has passed and forwarded to President Bush a bill substantially amending the ADA.  News reports indicate that the President will sign the bill.  Stories are here and here.

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Companies involved in producing products or components of products to be used in US defense systems should take note of the following case.

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued today a new section of its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination.  The press release is here.  The new section can be found here.

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In honor of its anniversary, Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer has a list of 47 employment law blogs here.  For those who can’t read enough on employment law, take a look!