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Posted Sep 4, 2008, 03:06 pm CDT
By Martha Neil
Regardless of who wins the November presidential election, it is expected to result in a lot of work for employment lawyers.
Experts predict an "onslaught of legislation" related to employment after the election, creating numerous new rules and potential pitfalls that corporations will have to get up to speed on, reports Human Resource Executive in a lengthy cover story this month.
Even if Barack Obama doesn't win the White House, Congress is likely to be controlled by Democrats, who are already teeing up new labor bills. And, if Obama does win, it could mean the biggest change in employment law since Ronald Reagan was president, in the 1980s, the magazine says.
One potential piece of legislation,… Continue reading...
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