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Bankruptcy Law as a balancing system: Lessons from a comparative analysis of the intersection between labor and bankruptcy laws

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Abstract

The article focuses on the comparative analysis of labor laws in bankruptcy in the Netherlands, France, and Germany and the dominant approach to bankruptcy law in the U.S. Topics discussed include labor costs associated with rehabilitating distressed corporations, labor modifications reduce the level of employment protection in bankruptcy and procedural approach adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Butner v. United States related to the treatment of the substantive law in bankruptcy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)491-529
Number of pages39
JournalAmerican Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
Volume23
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2015

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

  • Bankruptcy
  • Butner v. United States (Supreme Court case)
  • Job security
  • Labor costs
  • Labor laws

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