| Employer Monitoring of Employee's Electronic Communications |
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| Several decades ago, the question of whether employers could monitor employees' communications was relatively simple. It was fairly well established that while employers could monitor business calls, they could not, with a few limited exceptions, eavesdrop on employees' personal phone calls. Today, employee communication has become high tech.. More... |
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| The Equal Pay Act and "Equal Work" |
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| Background of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 More... |
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| Arbitration -- Labor Disputes -- Pre-Arbitration Issues |
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| When a labor dispute arises between an employer and a union, arbitration is often the preferred method of resolution. Once it is determined that an issue needs to be arbitrated, there are a number of factors to consider before the actual arbitration hearing takes place. More... |
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| Employee Benefit Plans |
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| The Employee Retirement Income Act of 1974 ERISA is a federal statute that dictates how employee benefit plans provided by private employers are administered. ERISA rules do not ordinarily allow pension assets to be assigned or alienated; however, one major exception applies when a pension plan participant becomes separated and divorced. In such a case, pension assets may be subject to a property division under a court order or court approval of a settlement agreement.
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| Arbitration -- Labor Disputes -- Contract Interpretation |
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| One of the most common causes of a labor dispute is a disagreement over the meaning of the labor agreement itself. This disagreement may stem from a lack of clear meaning or a failure of the contract to address a particular issue. When such disagreements are sent to arbitration, the arbitrator is given the task of interpreting the contract. In this endeavor, the arbitrator may rely on a number of standard tactics. More... |
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