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- something that improves the profitability or efficiency of an organization or reduces its risk, or any nonmonetary reward given to employees, for example, paid vacations or employer contributions to pensions
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- More workers sue Microsoft.
- SEATTLE -- A new group of temporary workers at Microsoft Corp. has filed a lawsuit seeking to obtain benefits enjoyed by regular workers of the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that Microso SEATTLE --...
- Research articles 1998-11-23
- Manpower Inc. Enhances Benefits for All Employees, Including Temporary Workers.
- By Joel Dresang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Joel Dresang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Research articles 2002-08-06
- Review declined in temp case ;High court again refuses to address issue of benefits eligibility.
- WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review several cases last week that employers and insurers watched closely, though it did hand down rulings on other issues relating to labor and insurance. For the second time in two years, the justice WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court...
- Research articles 2000-01-17
- U.S. GOVERNMENT TAKES PAINS TO BENEFIT TEMPORARY LABOR: BACKS TIME WARNER EMPLOYEES IN SUIT.(Time Warner Inc. sued for denying benefits to employees)(Business Brief)(Brief Article)
- The federal government last week joined the debate over the rights of part-time employees when it sued Time Warner Inc. for wrongly denying benefits to employees "improperly" classified as temporary workers. The lawsuit, the first of its The federal government last week joined...
- Research articles 1998-11-02
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- Personnel audit
- Step 1: Classification of WorkersIncreasing payroll taxes, competitive salary demand and legal complexities are important reasons for firms to decrease the number of their traditional employees. Instead, other workers such as part-time employees, temporary employees and independent workers are often hired as independent contractors.Both the firm and the worker can...
- Research articles 1997-07-01
- Keeping Your Cool — and Your Confidence
- Here's how three leaders in three very different situations responded confidently to crises. 1. Business evaporating? Think of it as temporary. ...
- Articles 2009-04-21
- 16 Ideas for the Next Stimulus Package
- Regular and voracious reader Ennyman tipped me to Incentives Matter, an economics blog by the lyrically-named economist Pedro Albuquerque (see Ennyman's interview with Albuquerque). As if on cue, yesterday saw the posting of Albuquerque's 16 directives for the U.S. government should follow to restore the economy with a minimum of...
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- How to Prepare for a Pay Cut
- If you've managed to hang on to your job, there's a good chance you've been forced to accept a pay cut or reduction in work hours. Here's how to minimize the impact of these painful moves. ...
- Articles 2009-06-05
- Don't like Obamacare? Here's an alternative
- NEW YORK Fortune -- This is the second installment in a series of health-care columns by Fortune's Shawn Tully. Unlike the House bill that fills 1,100 pages, my proposed health-care plan can be expressed in four simple bullet points. The marketplace, with more than 100 million consumers writing their own...
- News items 2009-08-19
- Deciding Whether You're in the Right Job
- Regardless of what you do for a living, it's human nature to wonder at times if you are in the right job. Most people spend at least some of their working life questioning themselves and their careers—and speculating about whether other occupations or work situations might be more fulfilling and...
- Articles 2007-04-20
- House passes obesity suit bill; Bush seeks fix for immigration rules
- WASHINGTON -- As Congress began to consider President Bush's appeal for a temporary guest worker program that would allow foreigners to hold jobs in this country, the House of Representatives passed a bill this month that would block lawsuits blaming restaurants for obesity-related health problems. Both measures have drawn...
- Research articles 2005-10-31
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