Employment Laws & Contracts

                   
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Case seeks to undo past bias in pensions

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In the 30th anniversary year of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the “second generation of pregnancy discriminationâ€_ has arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court, say some civil rights and women's rights lawyers, in a...

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UAE plans national rights commission

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6 hrs ago 1 related
        

Geneva: The UAE has had a challenging but progressive track record on human rights issues, said Dr Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, in a statement delivered before the third Working Group reviewing...

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livemint.com: Job crunch: A file photo of a construction site in Noida, near New Delhi. The Indian construction industry employs 31 million people, with about 27 million being unorganized, contract labourers. Harikrishna Katragadda / Mint livemint.com

Firms retrench about 700,000 temporary workers: industry body

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9 hrs ago
        

Bangalore: In a slowdown, the axe typically falls first on temporary workers.Some 700,000 casual and contract labourers have been estimated to have lost jobs in India, mainly in sectors that include export-oriented garment and...

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Sweden approves new labor immigration law

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9 hrs ago
        

Sweden's parliament has pushed through legislation that will make it easier for non-EU citizens to come to the country to work. New rules set to come into force on December 15th stipulate that individual employers rather than...

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U.S. auto execs plead for cash

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18 hrs ago 820 related
        

Automakers are heading back to Capitol Hill to plead for a bailout. There are few members of Congress who haven't heard from the auto dealers in their district, as the U.S. automakers mobilized dealers to turn up the pressure...

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Dow production, workers to be cut

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21 hrs ago 8 related
        

Dow Chemical Co. will reduce its contract labor force in Freeport by “thousands” and ask non-essential full-time employees to take vacations from work after announcing Texas Operations will drop overall production to 35 percent.

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A real job for life - unimaginable

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19 hrs ago 1 related
        

VIDEO: The Reckoning: Dayo Kefentse As economy shrinks the nomadic lifestyle of contract workers will continue to grow Be the first to comment on this article... Francine Kopun Feature Writer The hydro station built near the...

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Chattanooga: Labor board nears end of VW site wage probe

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Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 4--A National Labor Relations Board official says it is nearing the end of a probe into a labor contract dispute in which contractors claim union groups are trying to drive up wages on the...

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Yemen's labor laws to be amended

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15 hrs ago
        

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Amat al-Razaq Hummad said the ministry will issue an amended labor law to introduce modern developments to bring it in line with international labor standards. During his participation in a...

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Baker & McKenzie Partner Among Canada's Leading Lawyers Under 40

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15 hrs ago
        

Donderdag 4 december 2008 | Baker & McKenzie ] Toronto, December 3, 2008 - Baker & McKenzie Partner George Avraam in the Firm's Toronto office was selected as one of Lexpert's 2008 Rising Stars - Leading Lawyers Under 40. Mr....

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