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Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii Nov 2002

Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii

University of Richmond Law Review

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Spouses Need Not Apply: The Legality Of Antinepotism And No-Spouse Rules, Timothy D. Chandler, Rafael Gely, Jack Howard, Robin Cheramie Jan 2002

Spouses Need Not Apply: The Legality Of Antinepotism And No-Spouse Rules, Timothy D. Chandler, Rafael Gely, Jack Howard, Robin Cheramie

San Diego Law Review

Over the last three decades, there have been significant increases in labor force participation by women. Initially, this increase was fueled by the entry of single, childless women into the labor market. Married women primarily dedicated their efforts to home care concerns. However, in recent years, a new trend has emerged as "the levels of market work undertaken by married women have increased relative to those of unmarried women."


Cockle: Importing Health Benefits Into Wages—An Invitation For Legislative Review Of The Wage Definition Under Washington's Industrial Insurance Act, Matthew H. Adams Jan 2002

Cockle: Importing Health Benefits Into Wages—An Invitation For Legislative Review Of The Wage Definition Under Washington's Industrial Insurance Act, Matthew H. Adams

Seattle University Law Review

This Note addresses the efficacy of construing the term "wages" RCW 51.08.178 to include employer-provided health insurance, hoping to serve as a resource for the Legislature to reevaluate IIA's wage definition in light of Cockle. First, this Note gives a general background of IIA and the Act's time-loss compensation scheme. Next, this Note discusses how Washington and other jurisdictions treat fringe benefits in defining "wages." This Note then examines the Washington Supreme Court's ground-breaking decision in Cockle, in which the court held that the value of employer-provided medical and dental benefits are part of the basis used to …