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January 2007

State labor legislation enacted in 2006

John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.

Minimum wages, workplace security, prevailing wages, equal employment opportunity, wages paid, time off, drug and alcohol testing, child labor, human trafficking, and immigrant protections were among the most active areas in which legislation was enacted or revised during the year.

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