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Jan 3, 2012

By: David Ian Dalby

If you have employees in California, you may wish to scroll through this list of legislation passed in 2011, all of which became effective January 1, 2012. The legislation includes new rules about using consumer credit reports as a part of background checks, E-verify, leaves of absence for organ donors, and various other employment and wage and hour provisions.   

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