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Decent Work, Older Workers, And Vulnerability In The Economic Recession: A Comparative Study Of Australia, The United Kingdom, And The United States, Susan Bisom-Rapp, Andrew Frazer, Malcolm Sargeant
Decent Work, Older Workers, And Vulnerability In The Economic Recession: A Comparative Study Of Australia, The United Kingdom, And The United States, Susan Bisom-Rapp, Andrew Frazer, Malcolm Sargeant
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In countries with aging populations, the global recession presents unique challenges for older workers, and compels an assessment of how they are faring. To this end, the International Labour Organization's concept of decent work provides a useful metric or yardstick. Decent work, a multifaceted conception, assists in revealing the interdependence of measures needed to secure human dignity across the course of working lives. With this in mind, in three English-speaking, common law countries (Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), this Article considers several decent work principles applicable to older workers and provides evaluations in light of them. Relevant …
The Supreme Court’S Open-Ended Protection Against Third-Party Retaliation Doctrine, Jessica Fink
The Supreme Court’S Open-Ended Protection Against Third-Party Retaliation Doctrine, Jessica Fink
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In January 2010, the Supreme Court finally had the opportunity to express its view regarding the viability and scope of the third-party retaliation doctrine. In Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, the Court contradicted the federal appellate courts and unanimously held that Title VII prohibits employers from engaging in third-party retaliation. This article analyzes the consequences of this decision.