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January 2009, Vol. 132, No. 1

State labor legislation enacted in 2008

John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
State Standards Team leader, Office of Performance, Budget, and Departmental Liaison, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
E-mail: fitzpatrickjr.john@dol.gov

James L. Perine
Compliance Sspecialists on the State Standards Team, Office of Performance, Budget, and Departmental Liaison, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
E-mail: perine.james@dol.gov

Bridget Dutton
Compliance Sspecialists on the State Standards Team, Office of Performance, Budget, and Departmental Liaison, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
E-mail: dutton.bridget@dol.gov

Equal employment opportunity, human trafficking, immigration protections, independent contractors, the minimum wage, prevailing wages, time off, wages paid, and worker privacy were among the most active areas in which State legislatures either enacted or revised legislation during the year.

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