Word: sues
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...record about the quality and safety of life along Mexico's Pacific coast. "It makes me sad and angry at the same time," says Torres. "I blame the media to begin with, but now I blame the U.S. government for these warnings. If I could sue them, I would...
...Then build yourself up to the right frame of mind. Severance is money that a company gives you so that you'll sign a release promising not to do things like sue or trash-talk the firm in the press. "It's not love, it's not a gift - it's a business transaction," says Alan Sklover, an employment attorney and the author of Fired, Downsized, or Laid Off: What Your Employer Doesn't Want You to Know About How to Fight Back. If you agree to go beyond basic stipulations - perhaps you'd be willing to train the people...
...intended) makes his flesh crawl. "Some people may see nudity as indecent, but what harm does it do to public security and order?" he asks, adding that he has already convened about a dozen other nude-hiking aficionados to devise legal action. If the law passes, "we will sue Appenzell," he says, vowing to take the case all the way to the Federal Court - Switzerland's highest judicial authority...
...performance bonuses starting at $50,000 and on all retention bonuses given by companies that received $100 million or more in TARP funds. Just for good measure, the House next week is also expected to take up a Judiciary Committee bill that would allow the Justice Department to sue for the return of the bonuses...
...Likewise, Democrats and Republicans have concerns about the constitutionality of the Judiciary Committee's bill, which would authorize the Justice Department to sue for the return of bonuses given to employees of companies that have received more than $10 billion from the government. The legislation, if passed, would also allow the Attorney General to restrict future payments to 10 times the average non-management wages at companies receiving TARP funds. "Congress has let expediency override common sense," said Representative Lamar Smith, the top Judiciary Committee Republican. "Congress already has learned the hard way the unintended consequences of rushing to legislate...