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The first such law took effect in New York state on November 29, 2010. Among other rights, this law gave domestic workers the right to overtime pay , a day of rest every seven days, three paid days of rest each year (after one year of work for the same employer), protection under the state human rights law, and a special cause of action for ...
The acts of the 111th United States Congress include all laws enacted and treaties ratified by the 111th United States Congress, which lasted from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011. Such acts include public and private laws , which were enacted after being passed by Congress and signed by the President .
The first of these bills, was the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011, S. 1723, which would have provided $30 billion in state aid to hire teachers and $5 billion for first responders. [21] [22] The bill was introduced by Senator Robert Menendez on October 17, 2011 and failed in a 50–50 vote for cloture on October 20, 2011.
One hundred years ago this month, New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burst into flames, killing 146 garment workers and fundamentally changing the way America viewed its laborers. In the ...
In West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish the Supreme Court found that minimum wage legislation was constitutional, [46] letting the New Deal go on. In labor law, the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 guaranteed every employee the right to unionize, collectively bargain for fair wages, and take collective action, including in solidarity with ...
Last year, they wielded their majorities to repeal the state's right-to-work law, making Michigan the first state in nearly 60 years to abandon the policy opposed by labor advocates. Now, efforts ...
Made further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011. (Extending Pub. L. 111–242 (text), the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011) 112-5: March 4, 2011 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011: Extended various Federal-aid programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
A new law, Assembly Bill 257, sponsored by the SEIU, would set a bold precedent with a 10-member Fast Food Council to regulate wages, hours and working conditions across chains with at least 100 ...