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January 2004

State labor legislation enacted in 2003

Richard R. Nelson, John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.

Minimum wage rates, child labor, employment discrimination, crime victim protection, and military re-employment rights were among major legislation enacted or revised during the year.

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