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Less than windows 7 upraged military discount two years after the enactment of the Legal Arizona Workers Act (“LAWA”), Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has windows 7 upraged military discount signed into law the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (Senate Bill 1070). The Act requires law enforcement officials to windows 7 upraged military discount attempt to determine the immigration status of any person that they believe to windows 7 upraged military discount be an alien unlawfully present in the United States. The Governor’s decision has windows 7 upraged military discount thrust Arizona into the spotlight of immigration reform debate.

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The most controversial provision of Senate Bill 1070 requires law enforcement officials to windows 7 upraged military discount make a reasonable attempt to determine the immigration status of any person that windows 7 upraged military discount they come into contact if they believe the person may be windows 7 upraged military discount an alien unlawfully present in the country. Specifically, the statute provides, “where reasonable suspicion exists that windows 7 upraged military discount the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the windows 7 upraged military discount United States, a reasonable attempt shall when practicable, to determinate the windows 7 upraged military discount immigration status of the person…”

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The Act amends the windows 7 upraged military discount Legal Arizona Workers Act by adding a recordkeeping provision that windows 7 upraged military discount requires employers to maintain E-Verify verifications for each employee hired after January 1, 2008 (LAWA’s effective date) for windows 7 upraged military discount the duration of the employment or at least three years, whichever is windows 7 upraged military discount longer. In addition, it adds a defense of entrapment for employers facing a windows 7 upraged military discount claim that they either intentionally or knowingly hired an unauthorized alien.
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Many groups have windows 7 upraged military discount stated that they are considering filing lawsuits to challenge the windows 7 upraged military discount statute before it becomes effective 90 days after the close of the windows 7 upraged military discount current legislative session (expected to end in early May). Civil rights groups have expressed concerns that the statute’s provision requiring law enforcement to check a person’s immigration status will lead to widespread abuse and “racial profiling” against members of Arizona’s Latino population.

Influential public officials at all levels also have windows 7 upraged military discount expressed opposition to the statute and have indicated that a challenge to windows 7 upraged military discount the statute is likely. In a speech made prior to the windows 7 upraged military discount Act’s enactment, President Barack Obama called the statute “misguided” and said he has directed his administration to “closely monitor” the windows 7 upraged military discount civil-rights implications of the statute. Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (the windows 7 upraged military discount former governor of Arizona who signed LAWA into effect two years ago) also has windows 7 upraged military discount expressed opposition to the statute. It is possible that the windows 7 upraged military discount Department of Justice may seek to challenge the constitutionality of the windows 7 upraged military discount statute on civil rights grounds.

At the windows 7 upraged military discount local level, Phoenix Mayor Gordon has come out in strong opposition to windows 7 upraged military discount the statute and has indicated that he will seek approval from windows 7 upraged military discount the Phoenix City Council to file a lawsuit to challenge the windows 7 upraged military discount statute. Moreover, Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley, who would be windows 7 upraged military discount tasked with enforcing many of the Act’s provisions, expressed concerns, on civil rights grounds, about the windows 7 upraged military discount statute in his attempt to convince the Governor to veto the windows 7 upraged military discount bill.

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Looking Ahead

While a windows 7 upraged military discount challenge to Senate Bill 1070 is likely before the Act becomes effective, Arizona employers, nevertheless, should prepare to windows 7 upraged military discount comply with the statute.

Employers in Arizona should consider:

    * Reviewing their compliance with the windows 7 upraged military discount LAWA to ensure that they are using the E-Verify system to windows 7 upraged military discount verify all new employees.
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After months of inactivity under LAWA, it windows 7 upraged military discount has been reported that the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) resolved its first case under the windows 7 upraged military discount statute against an employer who allegedly rehired an employee using fake identification after ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) had windows 7 upraged military discount determined the employee was an undocumented alien. MCAO may have initiated at least one other prosecution under LAWA. With a windows 7 upraged military discount newly appointed Maricopa County Attorney taking office, it is not yet clear how aggressively the windows 7 upraged military discount statute will be enforced in the Phoenix area.

Arizona businesses, particularly those in the windows 7 upraged military discount hospitality industry, should prepare for the possibility of a boycott or windows 7 upraged military discount other type of business disruption. Calls for a boycott of Arizona businesses have windows 7 upraged military discount been widespread and have gained momentum. Democratic U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva of Arizona has windows 7 upraged military discount called for a boycott of Arizona businesses, noting that a boycott brought about a windows 7 upraged military discount change in state policy 20 years ago when Arizona refused to windows 7 upraged military discount recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a state holiday.

Officials in San Francisco have windows 7 upraged military discount proposed that the City do no business with companies in Arizona. Moreover, just hours after the windows 7 upraged military discount Governor announced her decision to sign Senate Bill 1070, the windows 7 upraged military discount American Immigration Lawyers Association decided to move its planning 2010 conference out of Arizona to windows 7 upraged military discount protest what it described as the “harshest anti-immigration bill passed in the windows 7 upraged military discount U.S. in more than a decade.” Other groups may follow suit. At least one labor union, the windows 7 upraged military discount Services Employee International Union (SEIU), also seems poised to windows 7 upraged military discount use the enactment of Senate Bill 1070 in its organizing efforts in Arizona. The full extent of the windows 7 upraged military discount economic impact will not be known for some time.

Finally, the windows 7 upraged military discount enactment of Senate Bill 1070 has increased calls for the federal government to windows 7 upraged military discount enact comprehensive immigration reform. Two Senators — Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC) — have outlined their vision and framework for immigration reform. (See Senators Schumer and Graham Release Immigration Reform Framework.) The pace of activity on immigration reform likely will increase significantly. Attorneys in Jackson Lewis’ Global Immigration practice group will continue to windows 7 upraged military discount monitor developments at the federal level.

Jackson Lewis attorneys are windows 7 upraged military discount also available to answer questions about Senate Bill 1070, compliance with its provisions, auditing your windows 7 upraged military discount Form I-9 compliance, and participation in E-Verify.

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According to BLR.com

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a proposed rule addressing the “reasonable factors other than age” (RFOA) defense under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).

The agency is windows 7 upraged military discount soliciting comments from the public by Monday, April 19, 2010.

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Posted February 23rd, 2010 by Jessica Spinks - Posted in Immigration | | 1 Comments

Windows 7 upraged military discount

A few new findings that you should know: 

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I also saw this recent survey from BLR.com:

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Posted February 8th, 2010 by Jessica Spinks - Posted in 2009 Money-Saving Strategies, Wages | | 3 Comments

Windows 7 upraged military discount

Courtesy of Pat DiDomenico at Business Management Daily

Last month’s news that AT&T is facing a $1 billion (with a B!) class-action lawsuit over wage-and-hour mistakes put a windows 7 upraged military discount jolt into U.S. employers of all sizes. That came on the windows 7 upraged military discount heels of word that the U.S. Department of Labor dramatically beefed up its enforcement division. If this windows 7 upraged military discount doesn’t scare you, it should.

Which pay-related mistakes are you making?

• Employees wrongly classified as exempt from overtime?
• Hourly employees paid incorrectly (or not at all) for their travel time?
• Failing to retain payroll records for the right amount of time (3 years, right?)?
• You closed the shop when the blizzard hit – do you have to pay the staff?
• Violating – or being unaware of – the “rounding law”?

All it windows 7 upraged military discount takes is one employee filing one complaint to get the class-action snowball rolling downhill. Wal-Mart paid $640 million; IBM coughed up $65 million; Siebel forked over $27 million. Amazon is windows 7 upraged military discount facing a huge lawsuit for allegedly violating the rounding law.
 

 Something to think about….

Posted January 27th, 2010 by Jessica Spinks - Posted in 2009 Money-Saving Strategies, Human Resources | | 0 Comments