Compensation

Compensation refers to the payment or benefits that an individual or organization receives in exchange for goods or services provided, or in return for a loss or injury suffered.

In the context of employment, compensation refers to the wages, salary, benefits, and other forms of payment that an employee receives in exchange for their work. This may include base pay, bonuses, and other incentives, as well as benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and vacation time. Employers may use a variety of factors, such as an employee’s skills, experience, and education, to determine the appropriate level of compensation.

In the context of personal injury law, compensation refers to the damages that an individual may be entitled to receive as a result of an injury or loss suffered due to the negligence or wrongdoing of another party. This may include damages for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Compensation may also be provided in other contexts, such as in the form of insurance payments or government benefits.

 

 

Coalition demands end to means testing of legal aid for survivors of trafficking
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Coalition demands end to means testing of legal aid for survivors of trafficking

Hope for Justice, as part of a coalition of trafficking and legal experts, is…

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Family that preyed on Bay Area immigrants convicted of human trafficking, labor theft – The Almanac Online
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Family that preyed on Bay Area immigrants convicted of human trafficking, labor theft – The Almanac Online

The California Department of Justice announced on Tuesday the conviction of a family that preyed on the Filipino community in the Bay Area through human trafficking and labor exploitation. Some members of the Gamos Family operated an adult residential and childcare company called Rainbow Bright, which it used to exploit recent immigrants to the U.S.,…

Ruger Shareholders Take A Stand: Human Rights Resolution Passes at Annual Meeting
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Ruger Shareholders Take A Stand: Human Rights Resolution Passes at Annual Meeting

Arnie Alpert Arnie Alpert is a retired activist, organizer, and community educator long involved in movements for social and economic justice. Arnie writes an occasional column Active with the Activists for InDepthNH.org. By Arnie Alpert, Active with the Activists With political officials seemingly unable or unwilling to do anything about mass shootings, leadership may be coming from an unexpected quarter: shareholders…

Answering the Supreme Court's Call for Guidance on the Alien Tort Statute – Just Security
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Answering the Supreme Court's Call for Guidance on the Alien Tort Statute – Just Security

by William S. Dodge and Oona Hathaway June 3, 2022 Original article here In June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Nestlé v. Doe that the plaintiffs, who were allegedly trafficked as children from Mali to Ivory Coast to engage in slave labor on cocoa plantations, could not sue U.S. companies that supported those plantations under the Alien…

Armenia: despite legislative reforms, survivors of human trafficking face uphill struggle to access justice – Council of Europe
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Armenia: despite legislative reforms, survivors of human trafficking face uphill struggle to access justice – Council of Europe

The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) have published a new report on Armenia focusing on human trafficking victims’ access to justice and effective remedies. GRETA acknowledges improvements in the legislative and policy framework but asks the authorities to strengthen the provision of information to victims, improve…

The palm oil industry is lobbying to re-enter the U.S. market
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The palm oil industry is lobbying to re-enter the U.S. market

From the moment you wake up and eat your breakfast to the moment you brush your teeth just before you go to bed, chances are you have consumed palm oil dozens of times. This ingredient touches almost every aspect of our lives. Unfortunately, it has been shown to be produced by workers and children trapped in modern slavery.

UNODC Contribution to the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum
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UNODC Contribution to the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum

As the guardian of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto, including the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (Smuggling of Migrants Protocol) and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (Trafficking in Persons Protocol), UNODC strives…

FIFA must compensate workers behind the 2022 World Cup
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FIFA must compensate workers behind the 2022 World Cup

Labor trafficking is a type of human trafficking that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Maybe it will get a spotlight for a brief moment? Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Football Supporters Europe, and the Building and Wood Workers’ International union, among other U.K. human rights organizations, are calling on FIFA to implement a reparations…

Human-trafficking lawsuit against Iowa college survives legal challenge – Iowa Capital Dispatch
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Human-trafficking lawsuit against Iowa college survives legal challenge – Iowa Capital Dispatch

A human-trafficking lawsuit brought by 14 international students from Chile against Western Iowa Tech Community College has survived a round of legal challenges and is proceeding in federal court. The school and other defendants are accused of working in concert to entice impoverished students to leave their home in Chile and come to Iowa, where…