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New York City is becoming the most populous place in the United States to make businesses provide workers with paid sick time, after lawmakers overrode a mayoral veto early Thursday to pass a law expected to affect more than 1 million workers. With the vote, the city joined Portland, Ore.; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, D.C.; and the state of Connecticut in requiring the benefit for at least some workers. Similar measures have failed in some other places, including Milwaukee, Denver and Philadelphia. Supporters see the New York measure as a pace-setter, although it has some significant limits and conditions, and...

As former President Ronald Reagan might have said, "Obama, there you go again." The current occupant of the White House claims to know how to create jobs. He claims jobs have been created. But so far the score is Great Obama Depression 2.2 million lost jobs, Obama 0 -- a blowout. Obama is as hopeless, helpless, clueless and bankrupt of good ideas as the manager of the Chicago Cubs in late September. This "community organizer" knows as much about private-sector jobs as Pamela Anderson knows about nuclear physics. It's time to call Obama what he is: The Great Jobs Killer....

From: Secretary Hilda Solis [mailto:Secretaryhildasolis@ dol.gov] Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 2:27 PM Subject: ADA Anniversary Dear Colleagues, This Sunday marks the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)--landmark legislation designed to prevent discrimination and enable individuals with disabilities to fully participate in all aspects of society. The ADA’s provisions include the right to seek, obtain and maintain employment without being hampered by physical or attitudinal barriers. I believe that having a job is a civil right. Those who are qualified for and want to work should not be denied that right because of an inaccessible building or...

SAN JOSE - A sweeping, bipartisan health reform plan that would require all Californians to purchase basic health insurance -- or have their wages garnished -- is drawing a lot of attention in Sacramento, but insiders say the plan in its current form doesn't stand much of a chance. Assemblymen Joe Nation, D-San Rafael, and Keith Richman, R-Granada Hills, on Thursday unveiled their Universal Healthcare Act of 2005, which aims to help California's 6.4 million uninsured people, control costs and improve health quality. The legislation is expected to be formally introduced next week. The centerpiece of the reform package, an...