Search Results - "Comparative labor law journal"

Contingent employment in the United States by Summers, Clyde W

“…Discusses legal aspects of part-time, temporary, and detached employment; prospects and policies. Examples of detached employment include temporary help…”
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Varieties in employment status and related issues in Polish labour law by Sewerynski, Michal

“…Examines legal structure of the wage labor relationship, and spontaneous development of alternative forms of employment; since the end of communism. Variety in…”
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Victims of criminal violence in the workplace: an assessment of remedies in the United States and Great Britain by Goldberg, Robert S

“…Deals with violence directed at employees, and emerging regulatory deterrent as opposed to compensatory remedies. Compares compensation schemes, tort recovery,…”
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The European Works Council Directive: transnational information and consultation in the European Union by Bellace, Janice R

“…Examines the Sept. 22, 1994 directive, which compelled multinational companies to disclose information and to consult with their employees on a Europe-wide…”
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What's the harm? the legal accommodation of hostile environment sexual harassment by Zweighaft, Rachel Mead

“…Examines how the law defines sexual harassment, how it treats employer liability, and how anti-discrimination laws provide an effective remedy; Great Britain,…”
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Combating child labour: the role of international labour standards by Creighton, Breen

“…Focus on International Labor Organization initiatives, particularly Convention No. 138 and Recommendation No. 146…”
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Genetic testing in the workplace: employer dream, employee nightmare -- legislative regulation in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany by Deyerle, Kristie A

“…Explores use of genetic technology by employers to discriminate against individuals, either job applicants or employees, existing legal protections, and need…”
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Proletariat to perestroika: a comparison of labor law in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation by Bliss, Amy J

“…Examines changes before, during and after the transition from communism to democracy; argues that workers have gained expanded employment opportunities and…”
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A look at contract labour in the Nordic countries by Eklund, Ronnie

“…How the hiring of manpower from temporary employment agencies is regulated in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden…”
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Government influence on labor unions in a newly industrialized economy: a look at the Singapore labor system by Surin, Elizabeth C

“…Focuses on the government's manipulation, through strict regulation of the country's labor laws and policies, toward economic and political objectives, and…”
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Reassessing the employment of people with disabilities in Europe: from quotas to anti-discrimination laws by Waddington, Lisa

“…Compares the conceptual and practical differences between the two approaches; Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, France, and the European Union…”
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Health care: public and private systems in the Americas by Rothstein, Mark A

“…Surveys delivery of health services in seven countries; finance, administration, consumer satisfaction, and relation between public and private sectors…”
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Free exercise and the uniformed employee: a comparative look at religious freedom in the armed forces of the United States and Great Britain by Efaw, Andrew C S

“…Compares legislation and legal precedent for free exercise of religion in the military; finds greater legal protection but less actual freedom in the US…”
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Worker participation in a developing country: the case of Zimbabwe by Madhuku, Lovemore

“…Describes workers committees, consisting of non-managerial employees of one enterprise, works councils, consisting of workers committee and management…”
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Women workers in transition: the potential impact of the NAFTA labor side agreements on women workers in Argentina and Chile by Barbieri, Catherine T

“…Difficulties in application of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC), one of two side agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement…”
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Compulsory disclosure of hazards, emergency planning, and training in the workplace: India's Factories Act and the United States' Hazard Communication Standard by Kauff, Scott E

“…Compares the 1983 US law with the 1987 Indian law…”
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Atypical employment: a comparison of Japan and the United States by Lo, Vai Io

“…Compares reasons for the increase in part-time, temporary, and contract employment in each country…”
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HIV positive, employment negative? HIV discrimination among health care workers in the United States and France by Rubin, Alix R

“…Compares basic provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and France's Law of July 12, 1990…”
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The myth of unpaid family leave: can the United States implement a paid leave policy based on the Swedish model? by Grill, Arielle Horman

“…Compares length of leave, paid vs. unpaid, small business exemption, and other issues…”
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Beyond the rhetoric of the NAFTA treaty debate: a comparative analysis of labor and employment law in Mexico and the United States by Befort, Stephen F, Cornett, Virginia E

“…Examines history of labor relations and employees' legal rights in each country, in light of widespread assumption that American workers are better protected…”
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