tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post1623706769972671406..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: BMS requiring employees to waive their rights to sue and agree to arbitration in the futureChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-53518677411505453272016-10-05T08:27:03.701-04:002016-10-05T08:27:03.701-04:00Your cover letter and resume is your poster child ...Your cover letter and resume is your poster child and the first impression on prospective employers. Starting from the cover letter, you need to convince the hiring manager that you are the right person for the open position and that you are really motivated to do exactly this job. See more <a href="http://www.waiverwriting.com/proper-sample-of-waiver-letter/" rel="nofollow">sample of waiver letter</a><br />Troy Floreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629316619066644960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-52896267839049685052015-12-29T08:28:08.739-05:002015-12-29T08:28:08.739-05:00I had to do that with a small biotech too. Not jus...I had to do that with a small biotech too. Not just large evil corporations that resort to this tactic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-5322098377016985882015-12-23T15:29:48.143-05:002015-12-23T15:29:48.143-05:00"The problem with for-profit arbitrators is t..."The problem with for-profit arbitrators is that if their decisions run counter to the interests of the company hiring them, they will not be asked back to the table the next time a case comes up"<br /><br />Here, let me fix that for you: "The advantage of for-profit arbitrators is that if their decisions run counter to the interests of the company hiring them, they will not be asked back to the table the next time a case comes up"<br /><br />See, you just need the right perspective....biotechtoreadornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-74134680753779476712015-12-23T11:21:04.494-05:002015-12-23T11:21:04.494-05:00The problem with for-profit arbitrators is that if...The problem with for-profit arbitrators is that if their decisions run counter to the interests of the company hiring them, they will not be asked back to the table the next time a case comes up. These are lucrative positions for retired judges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-59995329270498474512015-12-23T10:04:17.620-05:002015-12-23T10:04:17.620-05:00Boehringer Ingelheim US asked us to sign one of th...Boehringer Ingelheim US asked us to sign one of these as well, however it was optional, and if you did you were rewarded with one extra vacation day and $500. Not worth it in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-30827555233905958382015-12-23T09:47:54.574-05:002015-12-23T09:47:54.574-05:00I hope at least two employees refuse to sign this ...I hope at least two employees refuse to sign this shit and class-action sue BMS for wrongful termination<br /><br />When I worked for big pharma, we were joking that probably someone at the corporate headquarters in NY City gets a nice bonus for figuring out how to downsize you before Christmas and then screw you out of your severance while making you sign a gag order and waive your rightsmilkshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188961610554710616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-15321943789925711512015-12-23T08:41:48.123-05:002015-12-23T08:41:48.123-05:00Invista (a Koch company) forced recently terminate...Invista (a Koch company) forced recently terminated employees to sign some sort of 'waive the future right to sue' documents or forfeit their severance packages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-57800083190357923402015-12-23T08:29:14.028-05:002015-12-23T08:29:14.028-05:00Recently there were a couple of decisions by the S...Recently there were a couple of decisions by the Supreme Court that gave legal grounds to enforce those agreements. SJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-52444778235385886162015-12-23T03:06:57.488-05:002015-12-23T03:06:57.488-05:00Not sure whether this applies for the US as well b...Not sure whether this applies for the US as well but in most European countries, such agreements would probably be considered non-binding by the courts in case you actually decide to sue the company after all. What it comes down to is that whatever terms to agreed upon in your contract doesn't really matter if they are considered unethical or otherwise in conflict with legislation. In these cases, the employer's potential "...but he/she agreed on it..." argument is worth exactly nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-38014410143315824272015-12-23T00:17:32.778-05:002015-12-23T00:17:32.778-05:00My read is that BMS also gives up its rights to su...My read is that BMS also gives up its rights to sue you, the employee. Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-27100114257553037052015-12-22T22:40:52.202-05:002015-12-22T22:40:52.202-05:00When employment is terminated and a severance is o...When employment is terminated and a severance is offered, there are usually a lot of strings attached. I would guess that after all financial considerations have been rendered by the former employer that some ex-employees have initiated lawsuits, with the idea that some contract terms are not enforcable. This current situation with BMS seems a bit much, IMHO, but I'm not a lawyer, so who knows?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885986698481368536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-22883016512531879432015-12-22T22:21:37.595-05:002015-12-22T22:21:37.595-05:00If American workers, at all levels, from shop flo...If American workers, at all levels, from shop floor to PhDs wouldn't be such pussies.<br /><br />I am sure they are afraid of their own shadow.<br /><br />mmmmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651297695136822050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-823334553306977482015-12-22T20:58:55.586-05:002015-12-22T20:58:55.586-05:00I would be surprised if BMS gave up their right to...I would be surprised if BMS gave up their right to sue. <br /><br />I guess somebody who hasn't signed the agreement yet technically still has the right to sue. They should just sue over this deal (requirement) or something, just to create some legal shenanigans.Pascalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-42864452894864456852015-12-22T19:43:48.113-05:002015-12-22T19:43:48.113-05:00An "agreement" (not) that is "negot...An "agreement" (not) that is "negotiated" (not) between two unequal parties. The employees can lose a lot or lose everything. <br /><br />I don't have any experience with this idea, just freshly disgusted after reading a piece about arbitration in today's NYT.<br /><br />Just checking, but... I don't suppose BMS gives up the right to sue, do they?SJnoreply@blogger.com