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EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION : STATUS REPORT 101ST CONGRESS 1. CONGRESS HAVING RECESSED PRIOR TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS HAVE SWEPT UP A PACKAGE OF EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES OF INTEREST TO THE UK. 2.

JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (JTPA) AMENDMENTS WHICH CONTAINED AN ATTEMPT TO REFOCUS THE 1982 ACT TO TARGET JOB TRAINING ON THE MORE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FELL AT THE END OF THE 101ST CONGRESS. ALTHOUGH THE HOUSE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A BILL IN SEPTEMBER, THE SENATE FAILED TO ACT ON THEIR VERSION. THESE BILLS IF PASSED WOULD HAVE AUTHORISED ABOUT DOLLARS 3 BILLION FOR JOB TRAINING.

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REGULATIONS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT TITLE OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ARE ON TARGET TO BE PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 1991. THE STATUTORILY REQUIRED DATE FOR ADA REGULATIONS WAS NOT UNTIL JULY 1991.

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AGE DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION, MAKING IT ILLEGAL, IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR COMPANIES TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OLDER WORKERS IN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS HAS NOW BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT BUSH. THIS MEASURE OVERTURNS THE 1989 SUPREME COURT RULING THAT EXISTING FEDERAL LAWS AGAINST AGE BIAS DO NOT EXTEND TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

5. CONGRESS HAS PASSED LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING FOR DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS. THE BILL AMENDS THE 1982 JTPA BY AUTHORISING FUNDS TO TRAIN 15.6 MILLION WOMEN WHOSE LONG TERM ROLE AS HOMEMAKERS ENDED BECAUSE OF DIVORCE, DEATH OR THE DISABILITY OF THEIR SPOUSES.

6. THE PARENTAL LEAVE LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD HAVE REQUIRED EMPLOYERS TO GRANT UNPAID LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES CARING FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN OR ILL RELATIVES FAILED TO PASS INTO LEGISLATION AFTER CONGRESS WERE UNABLE TO OVERTURN THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO. A SIMILAR BILL IS LLKELY TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE 102ND CONGRESS. 7. CONGRESS HAVE PASSED LEGISLATION SUBSTANTIALLY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRATION VISAS FOR SKILLED WORKERS WHO WISH TO ENTER THE US. SKILL-BASED IMMIGRATION WILL RISE FROM 54,000 TO A CEILING OF 195,000 ANNUALLY. PRESIDENT BUSH HAS INDICATED HIS WILLINGNESS TO SIGN AND IS EXPECTED TO DO SO SHORTLY.

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