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January 2008

State labor legislation enacted in 2007

John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr., James L. Perine

Laws concerning the minimum wage, prevailing wages, equal employment opportunity, wages paid, time off, drug and alcohol testing, child labor, and worker privacy were among the most active areas with new or amended legislation enacted during the year.

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