Topic
Compensation
382 published works
TortsProf Blog
Geistfeld on Tort as Compensation
Mark Geistfeld (NYU) has posted to SSRN Compensation as a Tort Norm. The abstract provides:The possibility that tort law can be justified by an abstract norm of compensation has been summarily…
PropertyProf Blog
Zhang on Seeking Just Compensation for Collective-Owned Land Expropriation in China
By propertyprof
Xian Zhang (Peking University) has posted Seeking Just Compensation for Collective-Owned Land Expropriation in China on SSRN. Here's the abstract:In the process of urbanization, China needs to expropriate more and…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Glass Ceilings and Women Law Partners’ Pay
By Tracy Thomas
Following up on my post about remedying inequities for women in business, an interesting program announcement to teach women law partners to "lean in" and negotiate a better pay situation for themselves. …
TortsProf Blog
Two by Geistfeld
Mark Geistfeld (NYU) has posted to pieces to SSRN. First up is The Coherence of Compensation-Deterrence Theory in Tort Law, and the abstract provides:Courts and commentators regularly analyze tort law…
Labor Law Prof Blog
NYU Labor Center Events
In addition to the Annual Conference on Labor (focused on Regulation of Compensation) that we posted on earlier, NYU's Center for Labor & Employment Law is holding a conference on…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
Research Confirms OFCCP Compensation Settlements and Conciliations on the Rise
Research published by the Center for Corporate Equality (CCE), a Washington, D.C. research organization, reveals that the number of OFCCP audits resulting in a conciliation agreement has risen sharply under…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Distributive Justice in Action
By joetort
There is a very nice, lauditory article on Kenneth Feinberg in the New York Times today: "One Man Disperses Charity After Tragedy in Boston."The interesting thing about the compensation funds…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Compensating Boston Victims with a Fund
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The ubiquitous Kennth Feinberg has arrived in Boston to help administer a compensation fund for the victims of the marathon bombing. The fund, One Fund Boston, was established by Boston's…
Canada-U.S. Blog
If the CBSA Seizes Your Goods and Mistakenly Destroys Your Goods, You May Seek Compensation
It does not happen often - but, from time to time, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) destroys detained goods by mistake. Goods that are being imported or that are…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
North Carolina Sterilizations Reexamined
Charlotte Observer: Legacy of N.C. sterilization scrutinized, by Ann Doss Helms:As N.C. lawmakers revive the question of victim compensation, students and professors gathered at Wake Forest University on Thursday for…