Flexible labor markets are essential for a vibrant economy.

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If they do, some businesses fear a labor crisis, says Laura Reiff, cochair of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition, whose members depend on low-skilled labor.

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In my discussions with people in leadership in both the Senate and House, they believe the labor issue and the Essential Air Service issue, those are probably the two big issues -- there are a few little ones -- probably could be worked out over the next 30 days.

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The Supreme Court last considered this question in 2005, when it decided that a marine dredge in Boston Harbor was a vessel for purposes of determining whether people essential to its function were covered by maritime labor laws.

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Attracting high-end, capital-intensive industries that require fewer but more qualified employees is essential, say the MSC's backers, given Malaysia's already tight labor market.

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The publication surveys 178 economies and ranks them in ten critical areas essential to economic growth, such as taxation, property rights, enforcement of contracts and labor market regulations.

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"Permitting Meltwater to take the fruit of AP's labor for its own profit, without compensating AP, injures AP's ability to perform this essential function of democracy, " Cote wrote.

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