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January 2006

State labor legislation enacted in 2005

John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.

Minimum wage, child labor, drug and alcohol testing, equal employment opportunity, human trafficking, overtime, plant closings, prevailing wage, time off, wages paid, and worker privacy were among the most active categories of labor legislation enacted or amended during the year.

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