labor and employment law

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A hot cargo clause is a collective bargaining agreement provision that prohibits an employer from conducting business with some other person. A hot cargo clause would typically require the bargaining employer to refuse to deal with another...

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Probationary period refers to the period that employees must work before they could acquire full rights in some jobs. States may have employment statutes that protect employees who complete their probationary period, as the Montana Supreme...

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Progressive discipline is a process in which an employer may use increasingly higher levels of discipline when an employee's performance fails to improve after the employer gives the employee notice. Progressive discipline typically includes...

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An ending of employment (such as a layoff) that is not a voluntary resignation.

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