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After becoming a public company in August 2005, it was revealed that Phillip R. Bennett, the company's CEO and chairman, had concealed $430m of bad debts. Its underwriters were Credit Suisse First Boston, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America Corp. The company entered Chapter 11 and Bennett was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Bear Stearns: United ...
The American multinational retail chain Walmart has received much criticism from parties such as labor unions and small town advocates for its policies and business practices. Criticisms include charges of racial and gender discrimination, [ 1][ 2][ 3] foreign product sourcing, anticompetitive practices, treatment of product suppliers ...
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent survey indicates that union membership in the US has risen to 12.4% of all workers, from 12.1% in 2007. For a short period, private sector union membership rebounded, increasing from 7.5% in 2007 to 7.6% in 2008. [ 1] However, that trend has since reversed.
United Firefighters of Los Angeles City. New York City. Detectives' Endowment Association. Lieutenants Benevolent Association. Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York. Sergeants Benevolent Association. San Francisco Police Officers Association. State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers.
American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. [ 1] The list is limited to the largest 50 companies, all of which have annual revenues exceeding US$130 billion. This list is incomplete, as not all companies disclose their information to the media or general public. [ 3]
A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, [1] such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of ...
Employee assistance program. An employee assistance program in the United States generally offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services for employees. EAP counselors may also work in a consultative role with managers and supervisors to address employee and organizational challenges and needs.
The study by Atticus, a workers compensation and disability benefits company headquartered in Los Angeles California, reveals that mental health issues make up 52% of all workplace injury cases ...