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January 1997, Vol. 120, No. 1

State labor legislation enacted in 1996

Richard Nelson

State legislation, enacted in 1996, covered several different aspects of employment standards.1 While the subject of minimum wage rates received much of the attention, important laws also were enacted revising prevailing wage and family leave laws, protecting employers who provide job performance information, regulating the apparel and employee leasing industries, consolidating State labor departments into larger agencies, and protecting workers from various forms of employment discrimination.

This article does not cover occupational safety and health, employment and training, labor relations, employee background clearance, and economic development legislation. Articles on unemployment insurance and workers' compensation appear elsewhere in this issue of Monthly Labor Review.

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1 The Arkansas, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas legislatures did not meet in 1996. The Oregon legislature met in special session only and did not enact any labor legislation. Guam and Nebraska did not enact significant legislation in the fields covered by this article. Information about the Virgin Islands was not received in time to be included in the article, which is based on information received as of December 5, 1996.

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