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Understanding immigration law compliance

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Employment is often the magnet that attracts persons to come to or stay in the United States illegally. This law requires employers to hire only persons who may legally work in the U.S., citizens and nationals of the United States, and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. read more. read more.

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Understanding immigration law compliance

Contractor Magazine

Employment is often the magnet that attracts persons to come to or stay in the United States illegally. This law requires employers to hire only persons who may legally work in the U.S., citizens and nationals of the United States, and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. read more. read more.

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What the Supreme Court’s Decision on the Same-Sex Marriage Ban Means to Contractors?

Best Practices Construction Law

Okay, so the Supreme Court recently ruled that state laws banning same sex marriage are unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. First, you may want to re-examine benefit policies to be sure that same‐sex married couples are not discriminated against.

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Those Days Are Over

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The most significant battles against discrimination in America throughout our history usually have followed the same trajectory. Finally, after legal liability and economic impact weigh in behind public opinion, the scales of justice permanently tilt toward a righteous outcome. The boycott coincided with a U.S.

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Federal Courts Not in the Business of Cleaning Up Language on Construction Sites

Best Practices Construction Law

pdf), the United States Court of Appeals reviewed a Title VII case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Boh Brothers Construction Company on behalf of the claimant, a male construction worker who alleged that his superintendent engaged in same-sex harassment. Boh Brothers Construction Co.

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