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Immigration Status Checks: An Employer Obligation?

By Fergus Hodgson
05/11/2011
Illegal immigrants are set to find work with state contractors harder to come by. That is if employers participate in the federal government's E-Verify program, as new legislation would mandate.

TAGS: E-Verify, employment, Illegal Immigration, Louisiana, Neil Riser

Employers Suffering from BP Disaster Set to be Relieved of Unemployment Costs

By Kevin Mooney
05/10/2011
Louisiana employers impacted by the British Petroleum oil spill last April are set to be relieved from the costs connected with unemployment benefits. Sen. Neil Riser (R-Columbia) has introduced SB 121, which would alleviate the financial burden for innocent third parties.

TAGS: British Petroleum, Neil Riser, oil spill, President Obama, Unemployment

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The Proposed Freeport McMoran Settlement: Ineffective by Design


The proposed settlement is heralded by some as a major victory, supposedly securing $100 million for the state to use for coastal restoration. In reality, the proposed settlement, if adopted, would yield nowhere near $100 million and divert much of the money it did raise to unrelated government spending. Two key flaws undermine the settlement’s...

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