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Michaelson, Martin; White, Lawrence – 1996
This paper reviews legal risks associated with staff layoffs at institutions of higher education and methods for managing those risks and describes planning steps designed to minimize institutional legal exposure. Legal risks include claims of breach of contract, discrimination, tortious conduct, and violation of labor laws, collective bargaining…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Dismissal (Personnel), Early Retirement, Economic Factors