Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Formal incentive plans, the most fiscally aggressive of all legal plans, are block bonus payments--often a multiple of a professor's salary--dispersed at retirement. There is a minimum eligibility age, and the bonus decreases as the faculty member ages...
Balcarcel and her other room- mates know nothing of Ocon's legal battles and her desire to return to school...
...legal battle hinges upon Maggiore's doubts about Ocon's abilities to manage class work and child care at the same time, according to the Times...
Even more daunting is the signal opposition to the outcome Big Tobacco most craves: freedom from future legal claims, a provision that would require an act of Congress. "No one is prepared to give the industry blanket immunity," says Matthew Myers, executive vice president of the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids and a participant in the talks. Moreover, Myers adds, "this is a movie in mid-plot." The plot will thicken as negotiations continue this week...
Crider's doctor eventually had the prescription filled at a Vons pharmacy. Still, Crider was enraged. "I'm no activist," says the former health-clinic employee. "But this was outrageous. I've had difficult pregnancies, and I wasn't ready to get pregnant again. This was a legitimate, legal prescription. Imagine if a woman who was raped had this experience. Is a pharmacist supposed to preach religion...