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Program screening illegal aliens disputed
A voluntary federal program intended to screen out illegal aliens in the hiring process is fraught with legal challenges nationally, even as President Bush moves to impose mandatory use of the verification program on federal contractors. The various legal challenges question the accuracy of the verification database and potential for wrongful termination, and the authority of states to mandate use of the E-Verify program, where employers submit the names and Social Security numbers of new hires for matching to the Social Security Administration's database.Circuit lets insurance mandate live
San Francisco's experiment in universal health care survived a legal hurdle on March 9, when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling upholding the city's insurance mandate. Calling it an issue of "exceptional national importance," Judge Milan Smith dissented, joined by seven judges, including Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. Smith argued that the panel's ruling in September upholding the city program threw the circuit into direct conflict with the 4th Circuit.San Francisco's experiment in universal health care survives legal hurdle — for now
San Francisco's experiment in universal health care has survived a legal hurdle with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' refusal to reconsider its September ruling, setting up an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. On March 9, the 9th Circuit pushed aside a claim by business groups that federal law pre-empts the city's "fair share" program requiring employers citywide to provide coverage for their workers or, in the alternative, to pay a fee for city health clinics.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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