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Specter Adds Name to List of Those Touting an EFCA Agreement
… he had enough support to proceed to a vote in July . At the time, the Democratic caucus reached 60 members, after Sen . Al Franken , D-Minnesota, was seated. Thatâ s the number required to overcome a Republican filibuster like the one that killed …
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Employers' Legislative Pain: It Only Hurts When You Smile?
… said. Another frequent argument against employment legislation is that it will open the floodgates to lawsuits. Sen . Al Franken , D-Minnesota, pushed back against that trope, noting that Minnesota has had a sexual-orientation discrimination …
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Congress Takes Aim at Age Bias, Arbitration in Workplace
… â Corporations are able to have more power than individuals, and I donâ t think itâ s right,â Jones said. Sen . Al Franken , D-Minnesota, took up her cause and pressed de Bernardo to justify his defense of arbitration. It was difficult …
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Regulations on Parity for Federal Mental Health Benefits May Be Delayed
… key issues,â Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote in an October 2 letter to Sen . Al Franken , D-Minnesota. Sebelius said federal agencies have received more than 400 written comments in response to an April …
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Franken's Vote May Not Be Good Enough for Card Check
Democratic Sen . Al Franken of Minnesota didn't waste time endorsing a bill that would make it easier for workers to form a union. In one of his first official …
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Is the Employee Free Choice Act Dead
… Proponents of the Employee Free Choice Act felt they had a huge breakthrough on June 30, when the Minnesota Supreme Court certified Al Franken as the winner of that state’s Senate seat, in a race that has been contested since November. They hailed Franken’s …
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Pay Legislation Bolts Out of House Gate but Faces Muddy Senate Track
… the support of Senate Democrats because of a scandal surrounding Gov. Rod Blagojevich , who appointed him. In Minnesota, Al Franken has prevailed by a razor-thin margin after a recount ,�but the Republican incumbent, Sen. Norm Coleman, is going …
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Employee Free Choice Act Legislation Undergoing Changes During Negotiations
… to 57. The two Senate independents usually caucus with the Democrats, giving them a total of 60, if Democratic candidate Al Franken is declared the winner in Minnesota by a state court. With 60 members, Democrats could squelch Republican filibusters like …
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Union Bill Compromise Likely Coming After Memorial Day
… number of 60. They could reach that level, which would be enough to squelch filibusters, if a Minnesota court decides that Al Franken won that stateâ s disputed Senate race. A filibuster killed EFCA in 2007. Even though Specter has changed parties, he …
