Sentences with phrase «employment practices in»

The firm's Labor and Employment practices in Washington, DC and Chicago were recognized in 2014 by the National Law Journal's Litigation Department of the Year contests and the Miami team was singled out by the Daily Business Review last year as well.

We are routinely regarded as having one of the top Pensions and Employment practices in the country, with our lawyers repeatedly recommended by indices including:

The proven Buenos Aires employment lawyers at the Badeni, Cantilo, Laplacette & Carricart law firm have experience defending clients against instances of detrimental labor conditions or discriminatory employment practices in Argentina.

The Labor & Employment Practice Group is one of the largest global labor and employment practices in the world with lawyers located in offices throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, the US and Latin America.

In November 2011, the Government confirmed its intention to carry out a wide ranging review of employment practices in England and Wales, in an effort to reduce employment costs for businesses and taxpayers.

«Michele and Julia are exceptional lawyers who bring a wealth of experience to our already robust employment practices in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

In that role, Ms. Webber represents victims of discrimination and other illegal employment practices in class and collective actions.

In total, Chambers ranked 8 employment practices in Finland, of which D&I's Employment, Benefits & Pensions practice was the only one ranked in the highest category, Band 1.

In December, six of us, two nuns and four priests, went to the Dominican Republic to look at the condition of the Haitian sugar - cane cutters and report on employment practices in the sugar industry, especially in that part of it controlled by the Gulf & Western Corporation.

That same top - down commitment defines SBC Communications» diversity turnaround, suggests Anderson, who has studied in - depth the employment practices in the telecommunications industry.

This influx of IP litigation talent in the Bay Area closely follows the recent additions of Mark Goodman and Ethan Miller who joined the San Francisco office as partners in the Litigation, Arbitration and Employment practice in early September.

In terms of the specific practice focus in London, Poor said: «in our view we already have the largest and best international employment practice in the world.

Pinsent Masons is facing three employment tribunal claims from a former partner, senior associate and associate relating to redundancies in its employment practice in 2013.

Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, announced today the addition of Carmen J. Cole to its Los Angeles office, bolstering its national Labor and Employment practice in California.

As the leading employment practice in Finland, our Employment, Benefits & Pensions practice covers all aspects of employment and pensions law.

Buchalter is pleased to welcome Shareholder Dawn Knepper as a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in the Orange County Office.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., February 20, 2018 — Buchalter is pleased to welcome Shareholder Dawn Knepper as a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in the Orange County Office.

«Matt's joining the firm strengthens the breadth and depth of our labor and employment practice in the Metro New York area, as well as nationally,» said Bruce B. Barth, chair of the Labor, Employment, Benefits + Immigration Group.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has today announced the appointment of partner * May Lu, who joins the firm's employment practice in Shanghai.

Not exact matches

«Psychological tests make lawyers very nervous,» says Jennifer Lauro, cochair of the employment - and human - resources - practices group at Peabody & Arnold LLP, in Boston.

TORONTO — The rise of so - called precarious employment in Canada — mainly work in the services and retail sectors — has brought with it some questionable employer practices that have employees stressed out and labour activists fuming.

It's almost the same lawsuit filed against ABC, Fox, CBS and a some production entities in 2005 alleging unlawful employment practices on shows like «The Bachelor,» «Trading Spouces» and «Are You Hot?»

Several experts questioned whether the practice is in keeping with the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which prohibits bias against people 40 or older in hiring or eEmployment Act of 1967, which prohibits bias against people 40 or older in hiring or employmentemployment.

Racial discrimination in hiring and employment practices continued at investment bank Morgan Stanley (ms) despite a class - action settlement more than a decade ago, according to a new lawsuit filed Thursday by a former employee.

In an economy where more and more companies are laying off employees, employment - practice liability insurance makes sense even for the most employee - friendly company.

«This pattern or practice of discrimination denies job opportunities to individuals who are searching for and interested in jobs, reduces the number of older workers who apply for jobs with the offending employers and employment agencies, and depresses the number of older workers who are hired,» the complaint reads.

She knew by her second year at Stanford Law School that she wanted to be an employment lawyer to practice anti-discrimination law in the places people find economic empowerment.

Gays, he said, should be protected from discrimination in commercial or employment practices.

It is the policy of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to provide equal opportunity in employment throughout the corporation for all qualified applicants and employees without discrimination against any person because of a person's race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex / gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breast feeding), national origin, ancestry, gender identity, gender expression, legally - protected medical condition, physical or mental disability, age, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

With more than 100 lawyers, the office has well - established practices in corporate law, financial services, labor and employment, litigation, real estate and taxation and wealth planning.

Paradis said both companies had «made significant commitments to Canada in the areas of: governance, including commitments on transparency and disclosure; commercial orientation, including an adherence to Canadian laws and practices as well as free market principles» and «employment and capital investments, which demonstrate a long - term commitment to the development of the Canadian economy.»

Despite the fact that its Charter starts off by directing it to promote full employment and stabilize prices, the Fed is anti-labor in practice.

«the corporation's workforce practices (e.g., investment in training to develop its work force, diversity, equal employment opportunity)»

Specifically, benefits subject to the HP Severance Policy include: (a) separation payments based on a multiplier of salary plus target bonus, or cash amounts payable for the uncompleted portion of employment agreements; (b) any gross - up payments made in connection with severance, retirement or similar payments, including any gross - up payments with respect to excess parachute payments under Section 280G of the Code; (c) the value of any service period credited to a Section 16 officer in excess of the period of service actually provided by such Section 16 officer for purposes of any employee benefit plan; (d) the value of benefits and perquisites that are inconsistent with HP Co.'s practices applicable to one or more groups of HP Co. employees in addition to, or other than, the Section 16 officers («Company Practices»); and (e) the value of any accelerated vesting of any stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or long - term cash incentives that is inconsistent with Company Practices.

But many American practices go against the grain of the more comfortable and communitarian cultural systems of their own societies - the Japanese with life - long employment for their workers, the Germans with their unions having a say in management under co-determination, and the French with their government supporting the right of unions to pressure business from retrenching, by requiring large compensation to be paid to laid - off workers.»

They also provide a forum for showcasing and sharing best practices in implementing employment equity.

The Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) does not discriminate in the administration of any of its programs or in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, gender, religion, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, marital status or sexual orientation.

Anyone versed in the industry will be able to tell that increased litigation threats arising from portfolio company bankruptcies, dissatisfied investors, regulatory investigations and employment practices suits are now forming new levels of risk for venture Capitalists and venture capital firms, as well as the personal assets of their managers and employees.

The National Association for Business Resources has over 20 years of experience conducting Best and Brightest Company competitions and has identified numerous best Human Resources practices that provide benchmarking for companies that continue to be leaders in employment standards.

A pioneering social enterprise, Greyston practices Open Hiring ™ — providing jobs to individuals who face barriers to employment — in its world - class bakery and supports its employees and community members with a range of Community Programs.

The Federal Reserve has what is commonly referred to as a «dual mandate»: to achieve maximum employment (in practice, around 5 % unemployment) and stable prices (2 - 3 % inflation).

Furthermore, the company believes that inclusiveness is equally important to diversity and strives to exercise these beliefs in its employment practices by maintaining resource and affinity groups, such as Awesome Women in Engineering (AWE), Women at Yelp, Parents of Yelp, Ethnic Diversity Group, Veterans at Yelp, and OUTburst, a group for LGBTQQIA individuals.

The products were created in partnership with Imagine Goods whose work, particularly in Cambodia, focuses on ethical, just, and sustainable production practices to support employment for vulnerable and marginalized people.You can read more about them here.

Can we in conscience ignore their plight, given the church's long history of advocacy for fair - employment practices?

In light of actual employment practices, the black conservative rhetoric about race - free hiring criteria (usually coupled with a call for dismantling affirmative action mechanisms) does no more than justify actual practices of racial discrimination.

Churches need to consider what cooperative buying of goods and services might mean in savings, influence on the employment practices of vendors, and overall economic impact.

«These studies do tend to show there will be factors in resumes that will lead to bias,» said David Lewin, director of Berkeley Research Group's Labor and Employment practice.

Yet when we are confronted with the need to apply the social teachings of the prophets to a particular measure before Congress in our time — for example, to expenditures for military defense, or a farm bill, or fair employment practices — the directives are less clear.

Through fair employment practices acts some states are seeking to outlaw discrimination in employment based on racial or creedal background.

The tactic, sometimes practiced and sometimes imagined, was to expose the very prejudices and inflexibility of the Man: eating watermelon outside a place of business, or coming all day in a circle to the employment office — like movie Indians coming over the hill.