'Love contracts.'
Article Abstract:
Issues concerning office nonfraternization policies are discussed, and including this provision in a labor contract does not bar harassment claims. Preventing office romance entirely is probably impossible, and policies that prohibit relationships between management and nonmanagement personnel are probably the most realistic. Most courts have upheld rules prohibitng the employment of spouses in the same department or chain of commandment.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2000
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Labor liabilities can haunt mergers; if not examined early on in negotiations, employment issues could be deal breakers
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Issues are discussed regarding the impact of existing labor contracts on the successor corporation in a merger. A common issue is the purchaser's duty to assume the seller's contracts or a collective bargaining relationship with the seller's unions.Compliance with the various employment discrimination laws may also raise issues in mergers.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2000
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Can EEOC go to court? The Supreme Court is considering whether the commission is bound by an arbitration agreement entered into by an employee
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The issue being considered by the Supreme Court in EEOC v. Waffle House, whether the agency is bound by a pre-dispute arbitration agreement entered into by the employee, is discussed. Earlier case law on labor arbitration agreements, notable the Supreme Court's ruling in Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams, is also discussed.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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