Word: precedental
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"Because of the publicity and the scope of the conference, we are setting a precedent," he said. "Record executives will begin to expect this type of thing from us because it is an opportunity for discussion."
The high court's action was not an official decision and therefore sets no legal precedent for other colleges, but it could send an important message.
During the hearing, the university will argue that NLRB precedent should be upheld concerning the classification of graduate students as employees, according to Thomas P. Conroy, acting director of public affairs at Yale.
On Monday, Judge Michael O. Miller denied a Yale motion to dismiss the case. The motion contends that this case is not significantly different from those that form NLRB precedent.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: After weeks of increasingly blunt hints from Fed Chairman Greenspan, the Federal Reserve pulled the trigger Tuesday, announcing a quarter-point increase in interest rates. The central bank raised its federal funds rate, the rate charged for overnight loans between banks, from 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent. That...