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Current Maritime Labour Law Issues: An Internationally Uniform Identity Document For Seafarers, Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry
Current Maritime Labour Law Issues: An Internationally Uniform Identity Document For Seafarers, Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry
Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry
No abstract provided.
Payment Of Pre-Petition And Post-Petition Employee Severance Benefits, Daniel Austin
Payment Of Pre-Petition And Post-Petition Employee Severance Benefits, Daniel Austin
Daniel A. Austin
This article examines whether severance benefits promised to employees pre-petition may be paid after the employer has filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. The answer depends on whether the severance benefits were payable based on length of service or in a single lump-sum payment, and whether the debtor is in a majority-or-minority-rule jurisdiction. For most debtors, pre-petition lump-sum severance benefits are not payable as an administrative expense. Severance benefits based on length of service must be allocated between pre- and post-petition service. This article does not deal with benefits provided under a collective bargaining agreement, which are governed under Section …
The Japan International Labor Law Foundation Distinguished Lectures, Thomas Kohler
The Japan International Labor Law Foundation Distinguished Lectures, Thomas Kohler
Thomas C. Kohler
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Comparative Advantages? The Protection Of The Employment Bond In German And American Law, Thomas Kohler
Comparative Advantages? The Protection Of The Employment Bond In German And American Law, Thomas Kohler
Thomas C. Kohler
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Employee Representation, The Notion Of Solidarity And The Secret History Of American Labor Law, Thomas Kohler
Employee Representation, The Notion Of Solidarity And The Secret History Of American Labor Law, Thomas Kohler
Thomas C. Kohler
No abstract provided.
Equality In The Virtual Workplace, Michelle A. Travis
Equality In The Virtual Workplace, Michelle A. Travis
Michelle A. Travis
This article places the sociological data on telecommuting into a theoretical context in an attempt to resolve a current split in feminist work/family conflict jurisprudence. Some legal feminists argue that women's workplace inequality is largely the result of forces external to the workplace - i.e., learned or inherent differences in women's propensity to perform carework. Other legal feminists argue that women's workplace inequality is largely the result of forces internal to the workplace - i.e., workplace structures and practices that exclude most women from the most desirable jobs. This article argues that the telecommuting data supports the latter theory, rather …
Comparative Labor Law: Some Reflections On The Way Ahead, Thomas C. Kohler
Comparative Labor Law: Some Reflections On The Way Ahead, Thomas C. Kohler
Thomas C. Kohler
No abstract provided.
The Little Act That Could: The Volunteer Protection Act Of 1997, Adam Epstein, Rebecca Mowrey
The Little Act That Could: The Volunteer Protection Act Of 1997, Adam Epstein, Rebecca Mowrey
Adam Epstein
A study and analysis of the federal Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (VPA). The article discusses significant cases under state and federal law and decisions. It discusses the importance of the VPA yet also offers problems and issues related to its interpretation.