How do the employer and the worker interact during a dismissal? This paper tests whether they cooperate to minimize costs, or instead engage in conflict--i.e., deliberately amplify costs. We leverage a unique feature of the French labor market: an employer and a worker can jointly opt to replace...

Over the last decade, employment law in the United States has ceased to be governed solely by the right to 11 at will 11 termination on either side. As a result of a series of decisions in the civil courts of the various states, employers have become liable for damages - often very heavy - for...

Der Geschäftsführer im Konzern steht nicht nur in seiner Führungsrolle im Fokus. Auch seine (rechtliche) Verankerung im Unternehmen ist anspruchsvoll in der Regelung. Das Werk erläutert praxisnah alle wichtigen Fragen.