News about current legislation affecting workplace rights before the U.S. Congress and the legislatures of all 50 states.
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Bill would let workers have guns in cars
Source: Sonji Jacobs, Atlanta Journal Constitution
Date: January 24, 2007
Georgia lawmakers in both the House and Senate, backed by the National Rifle
Association, are trying once again to pass a measure that would allow Georgians to leave registered guns in
their vehicles while they are at work. [The bill] will protect people who are going to and from their jobs.
"Our main objective is to put employees on the same level playing field as any other individual who would park
in a public parking lot," [said the Bill's author].
Mexico blasts Georgia illegals law
Source: Jeremy Schwartz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date: April 19, 2006
The Mexican government blasted Georgia's new illegal immigration law Tuesday, calling
it a half-measure that discriminates against Mexicans. Ruben Aguilar, spokesman for President Vicente Fox, told
reporters that implementing parts of the Georgia law could result in "acts of discrimination" against Mexicans
living in Georgia. The Georgia bill, signed into law Monday by Gov. Sonny Perdue, requires verification of the
legal status of those seeking certain taxpayer-funded services. The law also prevents employers from claiming
the wages of illegal workers as a state tax deduction.
