Sun has a civil suit pending against Microsoft on this issue, charging contract violation and unfair business practices.

The lack of systemic regulation makes it difficult for contract violations to be contested.

"There has been no contract violation," he said levelly, meeting their crazed eyes, blue and green and brown, with his own.

For the worker involved, it can make a big difference whether his claim is treated as a bias case or a contract violation.

At Local 257, he was soon appointed a shop steward, a union job to guard against contract violations by employers.

He pursued the owner for contract violations.

The contract violation meant Timler was entitled to leave with half of his $87,000 salary in severance pay.

IN theory, government regulatory agencies should long ago have focused on the contract violations the Kirchner government has uncovered.

The board and building management were informed of this contract violation, but the situation was never corrected.

Ms. Weingarten said she would object to the wholesale replacement of teachers as a contract violation.