Buyer beware : : the hidden cost of labor in an international merger and acquisition / / Elvira Medici and Linda J. Spievack.

Recent years have seen a huge growth in European cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and considerable attention has been given to how such deals arise and are completed. A U.S. investor must understand the basic difference in the principle of individual labor law in the United States an...

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Superior document:Business law collection,
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Place / Publishing House:New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : : Business Expert Press,, 2017.
Year of Publication:2017
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Business law collection.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 76 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Due diligence: scrutiny of labor law of target countries (Germany and Italy) in relation to U.S. labor laws
  • 2. Comparative analysis of the at-will employment concept and doctrine in the United States and related employments laws in Germany and Italy
  • 3. Comparative analysis of the U.S. Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) and the relevant workforce protection laws in Germany and Italy
  • 4. Soft due diligence investigation relating to family and medical leave
  • 5. Family leave practices
  • 6. Target country: Germany, family leave benefits
  • 7. Target country: Italy, family leave benefits
  • 8. Target country: United States, family leave benefits
  • 9. Conclusion: inadequate consideration of EC doctrine and the relevant labor laws in Italy and Germany can lead to a failed merger and acquisition
  • Bibliography
  • Index.