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The article reports that workers at Concentra Inc., a U.S. occupational health-care company, need to pay up to four months' salary in order to quit as part of a trend to restrict employee turnover. Topics covered include the contract clause requiring employees to give 120 days' notice when quitting or pay a fee, the terms of Concentra's employment contract and how the health care industry has become reliant on workers who are restricted from resigning and going elsewhere.

The article offers information related to contract labor-bargaining outlook for various industries in the U.S. in 1976. It mentions that almost 4.5 million workers are covered in the major contracts that would expire or would be available for reopening in various industries including electric equipment, construction, and rubber. Meanwhile, nearly 3,200 construction contracts will be negotiated to reflect local economic status and members of United Auto Workers have uncapped cost of living adjustment (COLA) wherein their president Leonard Woodcock will pursue on job security. Moreover, contracts of 115,000 employees of General Electric Co. will expire in June. According to U.S. Secretary of Labor W.J Usery Jr., they are expecting strikes in some industries.

Focuses on the factors causing the rise of the number of labor unions in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Assessment on the response of the companies on the demands of the workers; Efforts of the drivers to find a strategic location for general strike; Concerns over the benefits received by the workers from the employers; Protection of the employees against racial discrimination; Basis for dismissing a worker; Terms and conditions of various employment contracts.

The article discusses restrictive covenants in employment contracts that need to be acknowledged by employees and employers in the orthotic and prosthetic profession. Topics explored include the use of these restrictive covenants for the protection of business practices and trade secrets from competitors, the legislative measures which regulate these covenants, and the need for employees to review all details and provisions of their contracts before signing in agreement.

In this article, the authors discuss the factors that should be taken into account by employers while drafting whistleblower arbitration provision in employment agreement for protection against whistleblower claims from employees. According to authors, employers should include protection for confidential information, trade secrets and disciplinary guidelines.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to the article "Tours of Duty: The New Employer-Employee Compact" by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh, which appeared in the June 2013 issue, accompanied by a reply from the authors.

In Lehrer's framework, laborers could choose to work as "flexible workers", and some employers could be considered "job platforms." That's a lot more sensible than trying to force these workers into the traditional-employee category and harming or exempting a chaotic mélange of other workers in the process. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on non-compete employment contracts being considered by employers following an increase in stealing rival talents in the U.S. California is the toughest on classic non-competes, says employment attorney Jonathan Segal of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen. Microsoft filed a lawsuit against its former executive Kai-Fue Lee and Google for alleged violation of terms of a one-year noncomplete agreement.

Explains that the employer's liability in cases where an employee seeks compensation in tort for work-related stress leading to psychiatric illness is determined according to a standard set by Justice L.J. Hale in the case "Hatton v. Sutherland". Case went on appeal to the House of Lords under the name "Barber v. Somerset"; House of Lords approved the principles set out by Hale.

This article focuses on the valuation of accruals for severance and jubilee payments. Severance payments are payments to employees at the termination of their employment contract. In many cases such payments depend on the duration of the employment contract and may be characterized as additional salaries or wages. When an employee joins an enterprise he at first does not have any claim for severance payments on leaving the enterprise-irrespective of the reason for the termination of the contract. After a certain period, he acquires a claim for severance payments on certain conditions. The period of time and the conditions vary according to the legal basis of the claim and, of course, are very different from country to country. According to the conditions of the enterprise concerned, an average claim for severance payments in relation to the employees' emoluments and an average duration of the employment contracts should be calculated. If there are several groups of employees with different probabilities of acquiring certain claims for severance payments, e.g. because of different rates of turnover, these groups should be treated separately. As a rule, jubilee payments depend on the employee's emoluments and have to be paid to all employees reaching the anniversary. The average claim for jubilee payments in relation to the employees' emoluments could, therefore, be calculated in a way similar to the avenge claim for severance payments, but much more easily.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of discussing employment contracts with associates.

The article reports on the concerns expressed by the workers of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. regarding the contract concessions sought by the company with the United Steelworkers (USW) members in the U.S. in 1982. It states that the workers opposed the company's request for concessions until it will agree to construct new tube products mill in Allenport, Pennsylvania. It notes that the move is part of employees' goal to secure their jobs after the firm planned to eliminate 155 occupations.

The article reports on the contract between the United Auto Workers (UAW) to Ford Motor Co. which addresses job security in the U.S. It states that the contract will be effective on March 1, 1982, in which 160,000 members of UAW are employees of Ford. It mentions the challenges of the Ford agreement which include the rising unemployment and the economic policy of President Ronald Reagan.

The article focuses on various developments related to labor contracts in the U.S. industries in 1954. It mentions a deal struck between the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) to help end the strike in lumber and logging industries. It also mentions a strike by the United Auto Workers (UAW) at Kohler Co.'s plant, and pay raises granted to workers and machinists in Chicago under contracts with the International Association of Machinists (AFL).

The article reports on a labor contract proposed by Kaiser Steel Corp. and the United Steelworkers which aims to share the cost savings created by technological developments and the employees' own efforts in the U.S. in 1963. The main feature of the contract is a complex formula that corresponds each month's material, labor and supply costs compared to a 1961 base. The monthly bonuses of employees at Kaiser is amounting to 80 U.S. dollars.

The Fascist Charter of Labor, made public at the recent celebration of Rome's 2,681st birthday, was printed in the Lavoro d' Italia for April 23, 1927. In the collective labor contract lies the concrete expression of solidarity between the various factors of production through the conciliation of the opposing interests of employers and employees and their subordination to the superior interests of production. The Labor Court is the organ through which the state intervenes to regulate labor controversies, whether they hinge on the observance of contracts and other existing agreements or on the formulation of new labor conditions.

The article discusses the importance of a well drafted employment contract to protect intellectual property (IP) assets. It states that a well drafted contract is crucial for employers to protect its business and prevent employees from misusing the company's property including IP rights. It details the terms that must be included in the contract which include scope of duties, inventions and patents, and database rights.

Workers at Antofagasta's Zaldivar and Centinela copper mines in Chile have successively voted to take industrial action after the negotiations for labor contract renewals failed, Fastmarkets understands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Bloomberg) -- Nojima Corp. will allow employees to work until 80 years old, raising the age limit from 65 at present, partly because the Japanese electronic store-chain operator expects a labor shortage in the future, the Nikkei reported Sunday. The new policy will apply to all Nojima workers, according to the report, which didn't say where it got the information. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses factors to be considered by veterinarians regarding at-will employment in the U.S. It explains the nature of at-will employment. It describes the ways employment contracts can change the at-will relationship between employers and employees, as well as the rights and obligations of the parties in an at-will contract with limitations.

(Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. delivered on one of the key promises made in its labor contract that ended a 40-day strike in October by giving 1,350 temporary staffers full-time status. Temporary workers were a sticking point in labor talks between the United Auto Workers union and GM last year and one of several reasons the union walked out for almost six weeks. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV agreed to a pay package providing a typical United Auto Workers member with $29,500 in wage increases and bonuses over the next four years, according to a summary of a pact reached with the union. Because those percentages are much lower at both GM and Ford, the pay bumps will have a greater impact on Fiat Chrysler's labor costs. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- United Parcel Service Inc. is expanding its hires of drivers using their own vehicles to help with the avalanche of holiday deliveries spawned by online shopping, and that's rattling veteran drivers of the iconic brown van from New York to Kentucky. Unlike competitors FedEx Corp. and Amazon.com Inc., UPS has a unionized workforce, and local Teamsters leaders aren't happy with a trend they see as reducing opportunities for their members and hurting the UPS brand. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Kevin Kiprovski had a lofty title, "Expeditions Associate", and a fun job - he got to demo Google virtual reality gear to young students. Kiprovski began as a Google TVC in early 2018, working on a team that expanded Google's reach into schools. Kiprovski said his managers at Google often hinted that he should obfuscate the fact that he didn't work for Google. [Extracted from the article]

The long General Motors strike is finally over on October 25th, as members of the United Auto Workers union voted in favor of a four-year labor deal to end the walkout. General Motors needs to understand that we stood up for GM when they needed us", Ted Krumm, head of the union's bargaining committee in talks with GM, said at the September 15 news conference. [Extracted from the article]

Deals with the findings of Institute of Public Affairs' Capacity to Manage Index which analyzed the enterprise agreements at the Australian car manufacturing industry. Methodology of Capacity to Manage Index; Structure of Australian car industry; Percentage of enterprise agreement which restricted or eliminated the capacity of firms to use other than full-time collectively organized permanent employees.

Details the amount of salary and compensation Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner will get if he quits before his contract expires. The value of his pension and bonuses; Potential value of his option gains; The amount of compensation and perks Eisner will get if he stays until his contract is up.

Reports on disputes between Major League Baseball players and team owners relating to the expiration of a labor contract. Problems in ball clubs handling increased player salaries; Expectations for the outcome of an agreement.

(Bloomberg) -- If General Motors Co.'s negotiations with the United Auto Workers are any indication, Detroit's automakers may not have a prayer in their effort to rein in rising health-care costs. As GM was nearing the expiration of its labor contract with the union last week, the carmaker sought to have hourly workers pay 15% of their health-care costs, according to people familiar with the talks. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the legislation signed by U.S. President James Earl Carter that requires U.S. workers to retire at the age of 65. It states that the law was drafted by Florida Democratic Congressman Claude Pepper and will take effect on January 1, 1979 for all workers employed by private companies with more than 19 employees. It also states the law eradicates the mandatory retirement based on age for most employees of the federal government. It notes that college professors, corporate executives and workers covered by labor contracts are exempted from the new law.

Discusses how Federal Express Corp. pilots rejected a proposed contract backed by their own union leadership. The growing possibility of a work stoppage; The speculation that the problems with unhappy pilots could spread to other workers; The downplaying of the disputes by officials of FedEx; The reason why FedEx pilots rejected their contract.

This article reports on the decision to close a carpet plant established by businessman Alexander Smith in Yonkers, New York, in 1954. The company made the decision after its 2,100 employees at the plant went on strike. The company and the C.I.O. Textile Workers Union failed to reach a labor contract. The union asked for a wage increase but the company rejected it. The union offered to negotiate on the company's original terms to stop the plant closure, but it was too late. The operation will be relocated to Greenville, Mississippi.

The article reports on Hedco Manufacturing Corporation's approval of a labor contract that would give union members a year off with pay after ten years with the company. The contract was successfully negotiated by Frank Darlin, president of the American Federation of Labor's International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. General Brass and Machine Works Inc. ha also signed a contract that would give union employees a day off on their birthday.

"It's the state's fault that we've got the deficit we have", Murphy, 61, said in an interview Thursday after speaking at the Global Climate Summit in San Francisco. AttributionMichael B. Marois: editor primaryWilliam Selway: editor secondaryRomy Varghese: by reporterJames Crombie: editor responsible. [Extracted from the article]

But in the private sector, especially in this de-unionized age, there are no such constraints -- there is nothing at all to stop employers from offering different types of labor contracts to different workers. In exchange for a long-term contract, workers would presumably accept lower starting salaries -- like tenure-track professors, except perhaps even lower to account for companies' greater volatility. [Extracted from the article]

Medicines regulator moves to scale back, suspend activities About a third of employees at the European Union's drug regulator are expected to quit as it leaves Britain because of Brexit, prompting the agency to temporarily scale back operations to focus on essential public health activities. [Extracted from the article]

United Parcel Service Inc. workers authorized their union to call what would be the first strike since 1997, giving negotiators more leverage in talks to replace a labor contract that expires at the end of July. About 260,000 UPS workers are employed under a national master agreement with the union, the company said. [Extracted from the article]

Class actions enable lawyers to bring suits on behalf of large numbers of similarly situated claimants. Private class action lawsuits can serve a valuable role in law enforcement, especially in consumer protection cases where individuals will not press claims. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Sinclair Employees Say Contracts Make It Too Expensive to Quit Like many employment contract clauses, the very existence of a damages clause could deter employees, said Beth Barrett Bloom, a Seattle-based employment lawyer at Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP. [Extracted from the article]

Q: Why can't we try out the union for a year and then drop it if we don't like it? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on how to protect medical spas's employees investments through incorporation of effective contracts. Topics discussed include two types of contracts, such as non-competition agreements and nonsolicitation agreements, need for a healthcare attorney to review the contracts for viability, and punishment for misappropriation of a company's assets.

The article discusses the debate over zero-hours work contracts in Great Britain. Topics covered include the Labour and Green political parties' vow to ban such contracts in their 2015 manifestos, expectations for workers to be available for work when required while not having any set hours, Office for National Statistics data on retail and wholesale workers employed on zero-hour contracts, and arguments by some that such contracts contribute to labor market flexibility.

The article reports that the retail workers at Guitar Center of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), confirmed their union contract on July 11, 2017.