Growing economy and competitive environment in Turkey has been leading companies to seek more profitable ways to conduct their business. Therefore companies have chosen to engage in subcontracts for the purpose of reducing their costs. Yet, to serve such purpose, at some point companies have started utilizing subcontracts to limit employees’ entitlements through collusive contracts. Labor Law numbered 4857 (the “Labor Law”) and Bylaw on Subcontractor dated September 27, 2008 (the “Bylaw”) regulate which […]

Earlier this year, the EEOC brought a lawsuit in federal court in Illinois claiming that the severance agreement used by a nationwide retail pharmacy in connection with the terminations of hundreds of employees unlawfully restricted the rights of these employees under Title VII to file charges of discrimination with the EEOC and to cooperate in EEOC investigations. Aswe noted in response to the concern that many employers shared regarding the attack on standard separation […]