And as in most of Europe, tough laws make it almost impossible to fire people.

By that time, the tougher new law will be in force.

In response, political leaders across the country have offered a spectrum of tough new laws.

It was the final workday before a tough new federal law takes effect.

Still, some of the problems are hard to address with tougher laws.

The tougher law goes into effect in just under four months.

There are tougher new laws to make them pay child support.

A. We're supposed to have the toughest law of all the states.

Texas, he said, had already passed some of the toughest such laws in the nation.

The married couple would have to live under the tough Catholic laws.