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- Contractor Nightmares (and How to Avoid Them)
- No one foresees workplace nightmares. But when you hire contract workers, they're even more likely to occur. The Disappearing Contractor Barring, say,...
- Articles 2009-08-17
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- Firing Employees With Employment Contracts
- Employment contracts can limit your ability to fire employees, but first you must figure out if your business has a contract with an employee. Read on to find out how to determine if you do, and then how to proceed in firing them legally, making sure you have good cause....
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Exemption clause of the FAA applies only to employment contracts of transportation workers
- Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams, __ U.S. __, No. 99-- 1379, 2001 WL 273205 (Mar. 21, 2001). The U.S. Supreme Court held that the exemption clause of the Federal Arbitration Act FAA, 9 U.S.C sec1, applies only to the employment contracts of transportation workers. That clause provides that the...
- Research articles 2001-06-01
- Robert Daly, Terry Semel Decide Not to Pursue New Employment Contracts With Time Warner
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--July 15, 1999-- Robert A. Daly, Chairman and Co-CEO of Warner Bros. and Warner Music Group, and Terry Semel, Chairman and Co-CEO of Warner Bros. and Warner Music Group, today said that they will not pursue new employment contracts with Time Warner. Their current employment contracts will...
- Research articles 1999-07-15
- Are Employment Contracts a Good Idea?
- What do you think of employment contracts? Do you think they're a good idea for certain types of employees and not for others? Or should they not be used at all? Even where no formal contract exists, state courts will often "imply" an employment contract by looking at the circumstances...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Federal Arbitration Act and individual employment contracts: a better means to an equally just end.
- The Federal Arbitration Act's FAA goal to promote dispute resolution is best served by a narrow reading of its employment contract exception, so as to ensure the consistent enforcement and treatment of arbitration agreements. A broad interpretation would lead instead to more litigation by allowing nonenforcement of individual employment contracts....
- Research articles 1995-06-01
- Illegally Formed Contracts of Employment and Equal Treatment at Work
- The question of how to deal with asylum-seekers has increasingly become a political 'hot-potato'. However, the political debate which surrounds these people tends to overlook the sad reality recently brought into the public eye by the deaths of the cockle-pickers in Morecambe Bay; namely the reality that asylum seekers who...
- White papers 2005-03-10
- Top Court Backs Employers In Arbitration Dispute.(Circuit City Stores Inc. employment discrimination suit)(Brief Article)
- Employment contracts that require disputes to be resolved through arbitration are enforceable except for a limited class of workers, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. In a 5-4 decision, the court said the Federal Arbitration Act-which compels judi Employment contracts that require disputes...
- Research articles 2001-04-02
- Congressional Legislation Targets Indian Preference in Federal Contracts.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Oct. 30--WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal Indian preference laws regarding employment, contracts and grants with the federal government. The measure was introduced by Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., just as Congress was completing work...
- Research articles 2000-10-30
- Does Strict Employment Protection Legislation Deter FDI?
- While popular sentiment suggests that strict employment protection legislation will tend to weaken the attractiveness of a country as a location for FDI Foreign Direct Investment, theoretical predictions on this issue are mixed. This study reports empirical evidence on this issue, using panel data for a sample of OECD (Organisation...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Business Contracts Kit for Dummies - Brief Article
- A new book, Business Contracts Kit for Dummies (IDG Books, 2000) cuts through legalese and offers straightforward practical advice. Written by Richard D. Harroch, it is appropriate for anyone who has to deal with the often confusing world of legal contracts. The book offers advice on how to incorporate your...
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- Strengthening Employment-Based Pensions in Japan
- This paper investigates how the Japanese pension market for funded employment-based pensions is changing and how it might be strengthened in order to better serve one of the most rapidly aging populations in the world. Public and private pensions in Japan are estimated to hold around US$3 trillion, making that...
- White papers 2001-10-11
- The Secrets Of Employment Contracts
- Attracting and retaining top-talent is critical to the life or death of a company. Hiring and - perhaps even more importantly, retaining - valued human capital is the essence of any company's success. Achieving this goal involves many steps, and one area to consider is a carefully thought-out employment contract...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Employment Contract
- Many software designers agree to unfavourable terms in the employment contracts because they're afraid of losing the job if they question clauses in the contract. By accepting the terms, they lose control over their developments. Apart from this, some of the clauses also bind the worker to long hours that...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- PennCorp files proxy statement for annual stockholders meeting, enters into employment contracts with Stone and Fickes, and announces intention to purchase minority interests in Southwestern Financial
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--June 11, 1996--PennCorp Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:PFG) announced today the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of its Proxy Statement relating to its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on July 11.Additionally, the company announced that David J. Stone, chairman and CEO, and Steven W. Fickes,...
- Research articles 1996-06-11
- SPEEA Members Approve Contracts with Mid-Western Aircraft
- WICHITA, Kan. -- Engineers, technical and professional workers at Mid-Western Aircraft Systems, Inc. represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace SPEEA, IFPTE Local 2001, now have employment contracts that lock in wages and benefits for more than 2,500 Wichita employees. Members in two SPEEA bargaining units...
- Research articles 2005-07-12
- CenterPoint Properties' Management Contracts Authorized; Update on Executive Leave
- OAK BROOK, Ill. -- CenterPoint Properties Trust (NYSE: CNT) announced today that its Board of Trustees has authorized five-year employment contracts with senior executive officers including: Michael M. Mullen, Chief Executive Officer; Paul S. Fisher, President and Chief Financial Officer; Rockford O. Kottka, Executive Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Accounting...
- Research articles 2005-05-18
- "Contracts of employment" exclusion
- Departing from the majority of federal circuit courts that have narrowly interpreted the "contracts of employment" exclusion in the Federal Arbitration Act, a divided 9th Circuit held that the exclusion applies to all contracts of employment. The case involved a grievance by Anthony Craft, a unionized employee of Campbell Soup,...
- Research articles 1999-02-01
- Farmers who rent land to their corporations.
- Farmers who rent land to their corporations may get some relief. In '96, IRS privately ruled that self-employment tax was due on such rents because lessors actively operated the farms and had employment contracts. IRS treated the rental and employmen Farmers who rent land to their...
- Research articles 1997-04-18
- Accufacts Pre-Employment Screening Makes Announcement
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 16, 1998--Accufacts Pre-Employment Screening, Inc. (NASDAQ: APES) announced today that it has won the bid to conduct pre-employment background checks for the NYC MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority regarding NYC Metro Card program distributors. The Company looks forward to working hand in hand with...
- Research articles 1998-11-16
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