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Same-Sex Marriage: The Evolving Landscape For Employee Benefits, Neal S. Schelberg, Carri L. Mitnick
Same-Sex Marriage: The Evolving Landscape For Employee Benefits, Neal S. Schelberg, Carri L. Mitnick
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
This article deals with the aftermath of the Goodridge decision in terms of employment benefits for partners in a same-sex marriage, particularly in the interstate context. Because marriages in one state are generally recognized in all other states, the article focuses on how employers must treat a Massachusetts same-sex marriage in light of the Defense of Marriage Act and its prohibition of same-sex marriage for the purpose of federal employment benefits.
Cross-Employee Redistribution Effects Of Mandated Employee Benefits, Sharon Rabin-Margalioth
Cross-Employee Redistribution Effects Of Mandated Employee Benefits, Sharon Rabin-Margalioth
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
Whether mandated employee benefit policies are efficient, depends on the ratio of aggregate value attached by employees to the benefit, compared to the aggregate employer cost of providing the benefit. The higher the aggregate value/cost ratio is, the stronger is the justification for implementing the policy. High value/cost ratios are indicative of the existence of market failures in the voluntary provision of the benefit. Mandated benefits, efficient or not, do not entail employer-employee redistributive outcomes. The fact that no employment rate changes can be traced following the enforcement of a mandate program is usually indicative of full employer cost shifting. …
You Can't Take It With You: An Examination Of Employee Benefit Portability And Its Relationship To Job Lock And The New Psychological Contract, Katherine Elizabeth Ulrich
You Can't Take It With You: An Examination Of Employee Benefit Portability And Its Relationship To Job Lock And The New Psychological Contract, Katherine Elizabeth Ulrich
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
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Employment Benefits: Will Your Significant Other Be Covered?, Renee M. Scire, Christopher A. Raimondi
Employment Benefits: Will Your Significant Other Be Covered?, Renee M. Scire, Christopher A. Raimondi
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
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Judicial Deference To Collectively Bargained Pension Agreements: The Implicit Economics Of A Legal Standard, David Locke Hall
Judicial Deference To Collectively Bargained Pension Agreements: The Implicit Economics Of A Legal Standard, David Locke Hall
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
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