By Melinda Garcia | Published December 30, 2015 | Posted in Contracts, Union Contracts | Tagged Tags: Breach of Contract, Union Contracts, Unions | Leave a comment
Negotiating Union Contracts
One of the last things an employer wants to hear is that its labor force has decided to strike. Images of picket lines and lost customers float through the minds of the Board and executive officers, while profits are threatened. One major cause of a strike is a breakdown in contract negotiations between the company’s Read More
Read MoreA New Uber Multi-Verse? Not Quite, but Expansion Increases Class Size by Thousands
In a State that includes Hollywood as well as Disneyland’s Star Wars expansion, it is difficult to hear much news other than all the hype surrounding Disney’s release of the next film further expanding upon the Star Wars universe. However, the latest ruling in the Uber saga involving thousands of its drivers hoping to be Read More
Read MoreA Lesson from the Feds: When Enough is Enough
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in an employment law case involving a federal employee who filed a discrimination lawsuit based on what he believed to be constructive discharge, or a discriminatory environment that forced him to resign. The allegations are similar to many such cases and likely will be very difficult for him to Read More
Read MoreThe Art of Settlement Negotiations
More and more in today’s modern business world, companies are seeking to resolve their disputes in a more amicable setting than the traditional courtroom. Litigation has proven itself throughout history to be costly in terms of both money and time and does not guarantee the parties an acceptable outcome. It is in the area Read More
Read MoreMoving Cargo: Liability and Loss Concerns
The United States is unique in its ability to provide services across its vast land via many routes over land, air, and sea. The shipping routes throughout the country are constantly in motion, with numerous entities working together toward one common goal – moving products from one place to another, without damage, in as little Read More
Read MoreCybersecurity and Corporate Espionage: Modern Corporate Warfare
Companies have been using various methodologies to spy on their competition for as many years as there have been businesses competing for share of a marketplace. While the reasons for espionage have arguably changed little over time, the manner in which it is done has been subjected to constant change. This is because without change, Read More
Read MoreA Creditor’s Right to Collect: Know the Law and Protect Your Assets
There is a certain amount of trust that is required in order to lend anything of value to another person and this is no less true in the relationship between a creditor and debtor. The creditor, when lending money to a debtor, enters into an agreement trusting that the debtor will live up to the Read More
Read MoreAt-Will Employment: Explanation and Rules for Termination
California is an at-will state, but what does that actually mean? The definition can be spun depending on which side of the employment agreement a person is on, but the most common way of explaining what it means to be at-will is that each party to the agreement has more freedom to terminate the employment Read More
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