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The Family and Medical Leave Act: Current Legislative and Regulatory Activity

Description: This report begins with a brief overview of the major features of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and its regulations. The various proposals that have been made to amend the act since its inception more than a decade ago are then categorized and discussed.
Date: November 26, 2008
Creator: Levine, Linda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements

Description: This report identifies two types of enforcement issues: (1) those that relate to the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) provisions themselves, including their definitions and their enforceability, and (2) those that relate to executive branch responsibilities, such as resource availability and determining dispute settlement case priorities.
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Parliamentary Rights of the Delegates and Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico

Description: This report examines officers who represent territories and properties possessed or administered by the United States but not admitted to statehood, the five House Delegates and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico are not Members of Congress, and do not enjoy all the same parliamentary rights as Members. They may vote and otherwise act similarly to Members in legislative committee; may not vote in the House, but may participate in debate and make most motions there; and, under a rule ado… more
Date: November 26, 2008
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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