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The Employee Free Choice Act, which was introduced on March 10 in the House and Senate, dramatically modifies the National Labor Relations Act on how employees select unions and how unions and...
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China's enactment of a new Labor Contract Law two years ago was widely hailed as a great leap forward for workers. Few could have foreseen how quickly the law would be tested. The global economic...
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To the chagrin of corporate defense lawyers, the 2004 Crime Victims Rights Act is increasingly turning up in the government's environmental prosecutions, with victims fighting to be heard, especially...
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Boards of directors and management currently face the question of whether, and how, to provide guidance in an unprecedented economic environment. Recent, rapidly changing market conditions, stock...
View ArticleSwine Flu Fears Have Lawyers Eyeing Employer Protocols
The fervor over the swine flu is contagious, and the legal community is not immune. Lawyers say employers want to know what they can do within the law to contain the swine flu if it strikes their...
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It doesn't take an oracle to predict that in a recession, clients would look to trim legal costs. But clients and lawyers alike say that what is happening now is more of a Freddy Krueger-style...
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Some of the most powerful attorneys in the country gathered Wednesday to discuss a matter that has long plagued the legal profession: diversity, or the lack thereof. The meeting marked the...
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