The Ohio Department of Commerce recently released new prevailing wage guidelines. These guidelines, which became effective on October 15, 2008 and are available at http://com.ohio.gov/laws/, focus on construction projects supported by both public and private funds. Essentially, whenever a public entity contributes funding or other direct support (such as public land) to a project, even
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CIS’s Proposed Regulation to Allow for Three-Year TN Status Adopted on October 16
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On October 16, 2008, the Department of Homeland Security adopted the May 9, 2008 proposed regulation without change. Therefore, effective October 16, 2008, qualifying individuals now may obtain initial periods of TN status or extensions of status for up to three years.
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Ohio’s Minimum Wage Increases In 2008
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The Ohio Department of Commerce has announced that the state’s minimum wage will increase to $7.00 per hour on January 1, 2008 – a 15 cent increase over the 2007 minimum wage.
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