DR-CAFTA Labor Rights Issues
Date: June 2, 2005
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
Description: The U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DRCAFTA) is the eighth free trade agreement to include labor protections.1 Labor concerns tend to focus on three main questions: (1) How strong are labor laws in DRCAFTA countries?2 (2) Are those labor laws being adequately enforced? and (3) Does DR- CAFTA comply with the principal negotiating objectives for trade agreements outlined in the Trade Act of 2002?
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Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
Date: April 21, 2005
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Description: None
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Federal Affirmative Action Law: A Brief History
Date: September 13, 2005
Creator: Dale, Charles V
Description: None
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Pay Equity Legislation in the 109th Congress
Date: May 11, 2005
Creator: Dale, Charles V
Description: None
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Affirmative Action: Justice O'Connor's Opinions
Date: July 19, 2005
Creator: Dale, Charles V.
Description: An examination of Justice O’Connor’s opinions reveals a gradual shift in perspective regarding the legal and constitutional standards to be applied in evaluating governmental affirmative action efforts, and the manner of their application in various legal and factual settings. This report briefly surveys decisions of retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in affirmative action cases, an area where her opinions have frequently determined the outcome.
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Katrina Relief: U.S. Labor Department Exemption of Contractors from Written Affirmative Action Requirements
Date: September 27, 2005
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Description: None
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National Security Whistleblowers
Date: December 30, 2005
Creator: Fisher, Louis
Description: None
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Association Health Plans: Legislation in the 109th Congress
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Hearne, Jean P
Description: An estimated 41.2 million people were without health insurance in 2001. Legislation under consideration by the 108th and earlier Congresses is intended to assist small employers in offering health insurance as a benefit to their workers. A new bill, H.R. 4281, introduced on May 5, 2004, The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 (H.R. 6601s. 545), and a number of bills from the earlier Congresses include provisions creating new groups for small firms to join or encouraging the growth of existing groups so that small employers can band together to offer coverage to their employees. Opponents of the AHP approach raise concerns that unintended negative consequences would arise, negating the benefits that the new groups would create. While the proposed AHPs are not likely to immediately undermine the small group market, they are likely to require additional features to significantly expand insurance coverage among the uninsured.
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Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2006 Appropriations
Date: December 1, 2005
Creator: Irwin, Paul M
Description: None
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Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2006 Appropriations
Date: August 8, 2005
Creator: Irwin, Paul M
Description: None
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