Sentences with phrase «claims by employees»

Recently, we have noticed a trend in discrimination claims by employees of clients in which the employee combines a disability claim with a family status claim.

Q The fee regime has reduced the number of speculative claims by employees; this feels like a regressive step.

For example, employers should carefully assess their situation with their insurance broker: insurance coverage for workplace sexual harassment claims by employees and others against the employer, its employees, directors and officers is often available — and advisable.

The new rules impose significant changes on benefit plans and insurers in the claims - handling processes that will govern claims by employees for disability benefits.

We advise clients on all aspects of employment law matters and defend businesses involved in wrongful termination claims by employees.

Advising and appearing in claims by employees of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development before its internal Administrative Tribunal, which is not subject to any external law and operates according to the principles of the institutional law of international organisations.

* The CIOT believes that a key reason for the increase in unreimbursed claims by employees is that employers have tightened their belts in recent years in response to a more difficult economic environment.

If this is the case the remainder of the monies owed must be claimed by the employee as a creditor.

CONSIDER A CONTRACT Constructive dismissal is a claim by an employee that their terms of employment have been fundamentally breached.

For example, in Starcevich v. Woodward's Limited (1991), 37 C.C.E.L. 46 (B.C.S.C.) the employer attempted to place reliance on a severance policy which had been promulgated in 1987 in defending a wrongful dismissal claim by an employee who had commenced employment with that employer in 1983.

We successfully defended a council against claims by an employee for bullying and harassment, race discrimination, victimisation, disability discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal, following a long period of sick leave.

Ever since the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Robinson - Steele v R D Services C - 131 / 04 [2006] IRLR 386, [2006] All ER (EC) 749 we have been in the logically odd position on rolled - up holiday pay that it is a system that should not be used, but if it is the employer can set off any amounts so paid against a claim by the employee, provided paid «transparently and comprehensively».

Not exact matches

The company denied the report, but an Examiner story claimed that an employee was reprimanded by a supervisor after trying to help a «scared and hungry and cold» dog that wandered into the store in Oregon.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

In a court ruling authorizing the arrests, Brazilian federal judge André Duszczak said «Faria and other BRF officers sought to cover up claims of possible food contamination, as shown in certain laboratory tests, made by a former employee in a labor lawsuit.»

The company claims its product could lead to fewer employee absences caused by injuries.

Among the eight investors, partners and former employees of Giza interviewed by CNBC, all claim they have never seen Marco Fike's face.

It may set a precedent in other British lawsuits as well — for example four messenger companies are currently being sued by bicycle messengers who claim they should have employee status.

The NBA owner and star of ABC's Shark Tank responded to the Sports Illustrated report by denying any previous knowledge of the allegations against the two former employees, with the billionaire claiming that he was «not involved in the day to day» of the business.

The hidden backdoor, dubbed A2, could be inserted into chips during manufacturing by a single rogue employee, the researcher claim.

In 2008, Express Scripts paid $ 9.3 million to settle a suit by New York and 28 other states that claimed it deceptively inflated costs for state employees, in part by secretly switching to higher - cost drugs, and that it allegedly pocketed millions in manufacturer rebates.

In its complaint, LifeLock claims that Xapo was launched «using a product developed by Lemon employees, in Lemon's facilities, on Lemon's computers, and on Lemon's dime.»

By the end of this year, about 50 employees will have donned the Oculus Rift headsets and participated in the VR training program, said Farmers Insurance chief claims officer Keith Daly.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless NBCUniversal, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and costs) arising out of or accruing from (a) any breach of these terms, including any of the foregoing provisions, representations or warranties, and / or from your placement or transmission of any content onto NBCUniversal's servers, and / or from any and all use of your account; (b) any material posted or otherwise provided by you (including without limitation User Content), or any other subscriber or user of your account that infringes any intellectual property right of any person or entity or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy; (c) any misrepresentation made by you in connection with your use of the online services; and (d) any breach of any of the representation, warranties or other terms or conditions relating to use of your User Content or the online services.

According to a SpaceX company spokesman, «We deny the claims made by these employees, but rather than incur the expense, burden and uncertainty of continuing litigation, we elected to settle this matter so that we can continue to focus on our business.»

Controversy accompanied his exit from Square, with a threat of a lawsuit over sexual harassment claims by a male employee who allegedly obtained a job at the company after beginning a relationship with Rabois.

Snapchat acknowledged in February that one of its employees had accidentally revealed payroll information after being tricked by an email claiming to have been sent by CEO Evan Spiegel.

«According to a document obtained by Reuters, Valeant employees Bijal Patel and Gary Tanner received a November 2014 email providing guidance on ways to re-submit rejected claims to insurance companies in order to obtain higher reimbursement amounts,» said the Cummings letter.

Yelp responded by tweeting out its reasons for firing the sales employee, Jaymee Senigaglia, claiming it had issued warnings to her about absenteeism.

The company wanted to correct what it claimed was false information presented by an employee, so it tweeted out its reasons for the dismissal.

That means franchisors, who have long skirted issues of minimum wage and employee treatment by claiming responsibility rests solely in the hands of franchisees, can now be held legally accountable by workers.

Since Buckley bought EPLI in 1999, his company has been hit — unfairly, he claims — with two wrongful - termination suits filed by former employees.

Google fought claims that its female employees make less than their male counterparts by outlining the methodology is uses to determine compensation on Tuesday.

In response to Fortune «s request for comment, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung sent a campaign statement saying, «These outlandish, unsubstantiated, and totally false claims fabricated by publicity hungry, opportunistic, disgruntled former employees, have no merit whatsoever.»

The lawsuit comes after a week of grueling headlines for Uber, which has been dealing with claims of widespread sexism and sexual harassment by a former employee.

But Monday's lawsuit, filed by former Tesla employee Marcus Vaughn, is the first to bring those claims on behalf of a large class of black workers at the automaker's Fremont, California factory.

For example, two Valeant employees were copied on a November 2014 email with an attachment explaining how Philidor employees could bill the highest amount an insurance company was willing to pay by resubmitting rejected claims at different price points.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Daily Harvest, and our respective past, present and future employees, officers, directors, contractors, consultants, equityholders, suppliers, vendors, service providers, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns (individually and collectively, the «Daily Harvest Parties»), from and against all actual or alleged Daily Harvest Party or third party claims, damages, awards, judgments, losses, liabilities, obligations, penalties, interest, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys» fees and expenses) and costs (including, without limitation, court costs, costs of settlement and costs of pursuing indemnification and insurance), of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, or suspected or unsuspected, in law or equity, whether in tort, contract or otherwise (collectively, «Claims»), including, but not limited to, damages to property or personal injury, that are caused by, arise out of or are related to (a) your use or misuse of the Sites, Content or Products, (b) any User Content you create, post, share or store on or through the Sites or our pages or feeds on third party social media platforms, (c) any Feedback you provide, (d) your violation of these Terms, (e) your violation of the rights of another, and (f) any third party's use or misuse of the Sites or Products provided tclaims, damages, awards, judgments, losses, liabilities, obligations, penalties, interest, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys» fees and expenses) and costs (including, without limitation, court costs, costs of settlement and costs of pursuing indemnification and insurance), of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, or suspected or unsuspected, in law or equity, whether in tort, contract or otherwise (collectively, «Claims»), including, but not limited to, damages to property or personal injury, that are caused by, arise out of or are related to (a) your use or misuse of the Sites, Content or Products, (b) any User Content you create, post, share or store on or through the Sites or our pages or feeds on third party social media platforms, (c) any Feedback you provide, (d) your violation of these Terms, (e) your violation of the rights of another, and (f) any third party's use or misuse of the Sites or Products provided tClaims»), including, but not limited to, damages to property or personal injury, that are caused by, arise out of or are related to (a) your use or misuse of the Sites, Content or Products, (b) any User Content you create, post, share or store on or through the Sites or our pages or feeds on third party social media platforms, (c) any Feedback you provide, (d) your violation of these Terms, (e) your violation of the rights of another, and (f) any third party's use or misuse of the Sites or Products provided to you.

Reuters also reported last week that employees responsible for billing insurers were told to resubmit claims rejected by a major U.S. pharmacy benefits manager by using the billing identification numbers of other pharmacies.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Franklin Templeton, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of its and their officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses or expenses, including attorney's fees and costs, arising out of or related to (i) your improper access to or use of this Site, (ii) any violation by you of these Terms of Use, (iii) any User Content that you Submit to or via the Site or (iv) any actual or alleged infringement or violation by you of the intellectual property or other proprietary right of any third party.

This will help avoid claims of a conclusion being trumped up against an employee because of hostility by the investigator toward the accused.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless to Leith Wheeler and all its directors, officers, employees harmless from and against any and all liabilities, expenses and costs, including without limitation reasonable legal fees and expenses, incurred by Leith Wheeler and related parties in connection with any claim arising out of your use of the website.

Feb. 22 — A report by The New York Times claims Uber managers groped, yelled at and threatened employees.

As one of Canada's largest monetary institutions, a memo was leaked by an alleged Reddit user claiming to be a bank employee.

Grier has previously objected to about $ 27 million in claims by Stone Street Partners — a private equity firm and consulting firm once known as Siskey Capital — and two of its employees.

You agree to indemnify and hold Help Scout, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, partners and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys» fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Help Scout Service, use of your account by any third party, your violation of these Terms of Service, or any infringement by you or any third party using your account.

It did so before the claim was fully justified, but by placing it in the public arena, it gave employees an incentive to match the Japanese.

All other department and agency expenses increased by $ 1.6 billion (3.2 %), largely reflecting an increase in actuarial liabilities for claims and employees» pension and other future benefit costs, the latter reflecting the impact of low interest rates on plan assets.

Most discrimination claims tend to be focused on the treatment of individuals by their employers with employees facing difficult burdens of persuasion.

Employment practices liability insurance, or EPLI as you may have heard it called, provides protection to companies who have employees against claims by current or former employees for things like discrimination, wrongful termination, or sexual harassment.