WORKHOUSE

A prison where prisoners are kept in employment; a penitentiary. A house provided where the poor are taken care of, and kept in employment. … [Read more...] about WORKHOUSE

A program providing financial benefits to those who are injured on the job, helping with medical expenses and lost income that result. The amounts are generally modest and designed to compense the employee and/or the employees family and preventing the employee from suing the employer for injury or death as a result of being on the job. … [Read more...] about WORKERS COMPENSATION

Also known as the Federal WARN Act (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988). It requires most employers with at least 100 employees to provide no less than 60 calendar days advance notice to employees of the termination of their employment or a reduction in at least 50% of work hours. … [Read more...] about WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT

These terms mean an animal of the horse kind, which can be rendered fit for service, as well as one of maturer age and in actual use. Winfrey v. Zimmerman, 8 Bush (Ky.) 587. … [Read more...] about WORK-BEAST, OR WORK-HORSE

The product of work that exists as a part of creating a final work or work of authorship. This may include notes, memos, research materials, scrap materials, etc. With regard to attorney work product, this includes a lawyers notes, memorandums, records of client interviews and other materials and work in preparation for trial are strictly confidential and not subject to being … [Read more...] about WORK PRODUCT