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Labor/Employment

Jul. 1, 2009

Cut Short

When implementing cost-cutting measures, there are many "gotcha!" issues that can trip up even the most experienced in-house counsel, write Jenni Field, Cynthia Jackson and Michael Westheimer.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Jenni Field, Cynthia Jackson and Michael Westheimer

Employment cost-cutting in the U.S. (as elsewhere) is a top priority. In today's economy, many managers and human resources professionals are bombarded with information about cost-cutting. In some instances, employees are willing to accept wage and benefit cost-cutting and deferrals (sometimes even proposing it themselves) and hope they can retain their jobs. These trends conver...

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