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Archive: April 2025 (13 Posts)

Minimum Wages for Seafarers on Foreign-Registered Vessels, Law Library of Congress Report (Oct. 2024)

Law Library Publishes New Report, “Minimum Wages for Seafarers on Foreign-Registered Vessels”

Posted by: Ruth Levush

This post announces the publication of a report on jurisdictions that impose salary requirements on foreign mariners in their waters. It provides information on the conditions and type of wages paid under such requirements. The report is based on the findings of a multi-jurisdictional survey conducted by the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.

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Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – April 2025

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This post highlights the updates to Congress.gov that occurred this month, including the ability to now browse and search through the Historic Senate Executive Journals from the 1st (1789 – 1791) through the 43rd Congress (1873 – 1875).