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When Employees Are Vulnerable, Employers Are Too

January, 2000 | By Donald F. Burke

(Labor & Employment Newsletter – 2000) Bosses can be liable for workplace violence when they fail to prevent a known threat. Published in The National Law Journal, Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved” View Article The above publication is saved in PDF format. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document.

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Carriers Targeted To Lose Antitrust Immunity

January, 2000

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (“OSRA”), which was signed into law by President Clinton on October 14, 1998, is back in the news again, as Representative Henry Hyde (R.-Ill), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has introduced a bill to amend that Act to eliminate antitrust immunity for ocean carriers. Hyde’s bill, called the Free…

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