Sentences with phrase «to labor laws»

«There's a labor law which actually the companies say favors the employees.»

In return for its help, Germany has demanded that Greece slash its public budgets, sell off public assets, and reform its labor laws.

This prompted the company to create a code of conduct for all its suppliers; wherever they were in the world, they would rise above weak labor laws.

Meanwhile, another labor law professor, Temple's Brishen Rogers, told me, «I wouldn't rule out an appeal to the 9th Circuit, which could then push the trial back quite a bit, but also set up an interesting comparison case with the FedEx case from 2014.»

He has suggested cutting the corporate tax rate from 33 percent to the E.U. average of 25 percent, for example, and wants to loosen national labor laws so companies can have more freedom to negotiate working hours and pay.

While Japanese labor laws stipulate paying salaries in yen, GMO told Kyodo News that it was not breaking any regulations since the bitcoin payment would be optional, based on mutual agreement and deducted from an employee's monthly paycheck.

«The NAFTA trade agreement encouraged «off - shoring» or the placement of U.S. manufacturing in its neighbors due to better labor laws, cheaper exchange rates and / or lower wages,» added Darby.

When Olayan first sought to integrate OFC in 2001, there was no playbook for a company like hers to hire women — and plenty of obstacles to doing so, since labor law and social customs left a lot of room for interpretation and confusion.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has abandoned a key labor law reform after admitting data used to support the change was flawed.

But the guild has recently upped its efforts to organize the story - shapers behind some of the biggest hits on TV, and these cases have been seen by many in the labor law community as a hardball tactic in that crusade.

Even a major storm that causes a state of emergency to be declared does not suspend labor laws.

Politically, however, the creation of a middle category of worker would be a hard sell, with labor unions likely to oppose it, says Brishen Rogers, a professor of labor law at Temple University, out of fear that it might tempt many big employers to eliminate fuller - benefit jobs.

Responding to the ban, Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid Sulaiman Al - Jarallah expressed «the keenness of the State of Kuwait to protect the rights of all residents, including the Filipino community, within the framework of the labor laws in force in the State of Kuwait,» according to a government statement translated from Arabic.

America's labor laws are anything but elegant and sleek.

Italy's inability to devalue its currency and its inability to reform its labor laws have decimated its exports sector.

While the book is stuffed with helpful big picture observations, it doesn't offer much in the way of specific on - the - ground ideas — though Keen does call for reforms to data privacy and gig economy labor laws, and for a serious discussion of a universal basic income.

Labor laws vary from state to state when it comes to passing along certain business expenses to your employees.

While labor laws can vary from state to state, there are some generally accepted rules.

The agency also investigated charges by the workers that Tesla intimidated and harassed them and violated workers» rights under federal labor law.

China has labor laws which the government routinely fails to uphold.

And it must act consistently and holistically with its support and the elimination of economically hostile policies and laws, such as restrictive labor laws, ever - changing tax policies and an almost exclusive emphasis on funding the government for one more month instead of growing the economy.

I'd go back to your manager and say, «Federal labor law requires that short bathroom breaks be paid.

The move came on the heels of the NLRB's case against Browning - Ferris Industries, which resulted in loosened requirements for who can be considered a boss under labor law.

You have to have a good understanding of such things as the law (labor law in particular), finance, accounting and technology.»

He's already given some indications as to which regulations would be in the crosshairs: The labor law above is a potential candidate.

For their part, industry groups said they welcomed the addition and hoped Emanuel would soon lead the board to undo Obama - era policies, including allowing employees to organize in «micro-unions» and holding franchisors responsible for franchisees» violations of labor law.

The downsides are that they're not your employees, and you'll still have to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service, proving they're not U.S. citizens, as well as comply with all overseas labor laws.

And federal labor laws to protect workers» right to join together in unions do not cover independent contractors.

Of course, labor laws and privacy concerns prohibit disclosing too much detail, but at a minimum the customer service representative should outline the disciplinary process without revealing any specific actions that will be taken.

Labor laws France not only levied fines against Uber and its managers but also brought a criminal case over unlicensed taxi operations.

Finally, a growing number of union leaders are abandoning the futile efforts to achieve incremental reforms of the current ossified and defunct labor law and instead are calling for opening up labor law to encourage and protect workers who experiment with these and other more fluid and varied activities free from reprisals.

«Sometimes you just move 200 miles and that's it — you have different tax legislation, you have different labor laws, it's completely different,» she says.

«I actually thought, «Oh, that's gonna be a major plot for the season,»» Banks said about the fictional startup in Silicon Valley laying off its new sales team — and mostly failing to follow labor laws in doing so.

Start by reading the IRS guidelines, which cover much of the same ground as many state labor laws.

The National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law, has reviewed 129 cases since 2009 that involve social media and the workplace.

Damore, though, would likely face an uphill fight to seek that protection based on his memo, said Alison Morantz, a Stanford University law professor with expertise in labor law.

European rival Airbus also is automating, and industry experts say it is doing so at a faster pace than Boeing, partly driven by rigid labor laws in Europe that made it difficult to lay off workers in a downturn.

While contractors with specialized skills may be able to negotiate with a company individually in order to obtain good pay and benefits, lower - skilled contractors have little power to negotiate on their own and are not covered under the federal labor laws that allow employees to come together in unions.

«Since labor law has mostly been written for those with formal employers, we need to imagine a world where things are different,» says Libby Reder, a fellow at the Aspen Institute's Future of Work Initiative.

Strengthen labor laws.

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Both countries benefit from advanced mobile and Internet infrastructure, flexible labor laws, and strong governmental support for technology and innovation.

A more well - rounded assessment of a trade deal like TPP would also look at whether important social institutions, including manufacturing unions, would be negatively affected by more openness to trade, and what changes to labor law we would need to make to soften the blow.

«Franchisors will have to put into place compliance networks,» said Michael Lotito, co-chair of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute, part of global employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson, P.C. Lotito warns compliance - related costs may eventually trickle down to consumers.

After Hurricane Katrina, President George W. Bush temporarily suspended certain labor laws, allowing contractors to hire workers without checking their legal status.

«There are franchise operations in a wide array of locations,» said Marc D. Freedman, executive director of labor law policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

They will also have to comply with a raft of labor laws they currently don't have to deal with.

And on July 30, 2010, the Obama Administration promised to review and possibly challenge Guatemala's labor practices if that country did not show the U.S. government that it is both effectively enforcing its labor laws and complying with the agreement.

Keep in mind: if your new remote employee works in a state different from your HQ, you'll have to comply with labor laws (including minimum wage), payroll taxes, health insurance, and any other compliance specific to the state in which the employee works.

Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs: Tough Choices for Canadian Labor Law, The Social Policy Challenge 10, by Roy J. Adams, Gordon Betcherman, and Beth Bilson.