Labor & Employment Law
: LaborProf BlogReduction of Pensions in India
Global Pensions has this story about how one of the leading employers in India has been forced by the global economic crisis to reduce pension payments for current retirees. As the article explains, this action has the potential for causing...
Full post as published by LaborProf Blog on November 19, 2008 (boomark / email).

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Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
In many jurisdictions, employees are "at will". This means that their employmen...
Can the children of naturalized citizens apply for US Passports?
U.S. passports are available to U.S. citizens and US nationals. Only those born ...
I am from India and on L1 visa. I have signed a lease agreement for 1 year and only 4 months have gone by. I need to leave my job and go back to India for marriage. Do I have to pay to break my lease?
You should find a lawyer and let him/her determine what your options are. But us...








