Legal Question in Employment Law in New York
signing bonus
Is it legal for a company to sway employees who belong to a union by giving them a monitary signing bonus that has a deadline? If they don't sign the contract within the time stipulated by the company, they lose the bonus altogether.
Asked on 12/21/06, 8:32 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Loeb
Law Office of Stephen R. Loeb
Re: signing bonus
Generally it would be legal to set a deadline for acceptance, but in a union setting this is a matter that is subject to collective bargaining. It may be an issue to bring up to your union representative.
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Answered on 12/21/06, 10:41 am