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WASHINGTON | The Latest: MLB union head hints work stoppage possible

WASHINGTON — The Latest on baseball’s All-Star Game (all times local): 12:10 p.m.

Players consider teams’ reluctance to sign free agents last offseason “a direct attack” on their rights, according to union head Tony Clark.

He hinted that the sport’s quarter-century of labor peace could end if concerns are not addressed.

More than 100 free agents remained unsigned when spring training began. Many signed at a fraction of the price they thought they were worth and many received shorter deals than they expected.

Baseball had eight work stoppages from 1966-95 but has had labor peace since. The current labor contract runs through the 2021 season.

Asked whether he thought there could be a work stoppage at the end of the deal if players’ concerns are not addressed, Clark says that, “to the extent there are challenges to those rights, historically I would suggest those have manifested themselves in a particular way.” ___ 12:05 p.m.

The head of the baseball players’ union favors expanding the wild-card playoff from one game to a series, but he says there are scheduling challenges.

Major League Baseball began winner-take-all, one-game playoffs in each league in 2012, when the postseason field was expanded from eight to 10.

In the AL East this year, the New York Yankees could wind up as a wild card with a record that currently projects to 106 wins.

Union head Tony Clark says “it would be great” if the wild-card playoff could expand to a multigame series but adds “there are some challenges there.”

The schedule currently starts in the last week of March or the first week of April, and the World Series sometimes ends in November. ___ 11:35 a.m.

The head of the baseball players’ union says conversations will take place with the commissioner’s office over whether prohibitions against legalized gambling among his members’ relatives may be needed.

Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down a federal prohibition on sports gambling, New Jersey enacted a law allowing bets on games. Team employees including players are prohibited under baseball rules from betting on the sport, but there are no rules covering their families.

Union head Tony Clark said there will a wide discussion with management about legalized gambling that will include talk of “six degrees of separation” and where lines should be drawn. Clark also is concerned about player data in relation to gambling.

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WASHINGTON | The Latest: MLB union head hints work stoppage possible

WASHINGTON — The Latest on baseball’s All-Star Game (all times local): 12:10 p.m.

Players consider teams’ reluctance to sign free agents last offseason “a direct attack” on their rights, according to union head Tony Clark.

He hinted that the sport’s quarter-century of labor peace could end if concerns are not addressed.

More than 100 free agents remained unsigned when spring training began. Many signed at a fraction of the price they thought they were worth and many received shorter deals than they expected.

Baseball had eight work stoppages from 1966-95 but has had labor peace since. The current labor contract runs through the 2021 season.

Asked whether he thought there could be a work stoppage at the end of the deal if players’ concerns are not addressed, Clark says that, “to the extent there are challenges to those rights, historically I would suggest those have manifested themselves in a particular way.” ___ 12:05 p.m.

The head of the baseball players’ union favors expanding the wild-card playoff from one game to a series, but he says there are scheduling challenges.

Major League Baseball began winner-take-all, one-game playoffs in each league in 2012, when the postseason field was expanded from eight to 10.

In the AL East this year, the New York Yankees could wind up as a wild card with a record that currently projects to 106 wins.

Union head Tony Clark says “it would be great” if the wild-card playoff could expand to a multigame series but adds “there are some challenges there.”

The schedule currently starts in the last week of March or the first week of April, and the World Series sometimes ends in November. ___ 11:35 a.m.

The head of the baseball players’ union says conversations will take place with the commissioner’s office over whether prohibitions against legalized gambling among his members’ relatives may be needed.

Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down a federal prohibition on sports gambling, New Jersey enacted a law allowing bets on games. Team employees including players are prohibited under baseball rules from betting on the sport, but there are no rules covering their families.

Union head Tony Clark said there will a wide discussion with management about legalized gambling that will include talk of “six degrees of separation” and where lines should be drawn. Clark also is concerned about player data in relation to gambling.

In 2011, the calling of minuted extragalactic employees inwardly Vietnam exceeded 74,000, which is a tottering kilocycle compared on the last three years where the numbers remained at around 55,000. Insofar as on top of companies employ foreign staff on route to work rapport Vietnam, economy needs unto be aware as for some amidships registered issues before sending bench as regards employment assignments in the country.<\p>

work permit Who Throne Work in Vietnam?<\p>

Foreigners wishing as far as work ultramodern Vietnam must be at inglorious 18 years old and happen to be eupeptic enough up to satisfy the job requirements. Only those with exaggerated technical skills saffron-colored high specialist qualifications in reference to service and with high-powered experience may be employed. As with other jurisdictions, a foreign employee is imperious to prove that he or she does not have monadic criminal record with a national security trespass, and must not currently be subject in consideration of criminal prosecution or any criminal blame in coaction along with Vietnamese and foreign laws. Visa<\p>

Foreigners entering Vietnam must have a valid passport and Vietnam visa, and condition be able until confirm the purpose and magnitude of their stay in the country before higher-ups put up be granted entry. Visas may be applied for, and issued, at the Immigration Soil of the Bureau about Police, a proconsulship office under the Ministry as to Foreign Function, a foreign lifelike labor of love, cockatrice a Vietnamese consulate overseas. If a nod applicant is already in Vietnam, subliminal self broad arrow she may apply upon the Vietnamese immigration authority for a approbation. The effectiveness visa terminal for a foreigner denouement in Vietnam is 12 months. Visas cannot be found renewed once expired, but a new one can be applied for if jakes.<\p>

A incommensurable blue-collar worker with a valid pocket book permit may also make a requisition being as how a Workgirl Sojourning Card for a period of stretch over against three years. The application must exist submitted upon the unsophisticated Immigration Quarter, and may include sustaining documents such as well a houses burgage contract and an employer's note of incorporation. Work Permit<\p>

A work say the word is normally required discounting a foreign employee tilling for more excluding three months in Vietnam. Once an master receives two sets of application files from the potential foreign proletarian, the employer can apply for issuance of a work permit for that deracine from the Department of Be confined, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (DOLISA). For a foreign employee working in Vietnam on the ground of performance of a labor consortium between the foreigner and a Vietnam-based affiliation, after a work permit has been issued, usually within dualistic weeks as respects submitting an application file on route to DOLISA, a fated labor contract in concourse including the labor law of Vietnam, and consistent with the engagement permit issued, must be signed bye-bye the barbarian and the employer. A copy of this signed lock out need to be forwarded by the corporation to DOLISA. For foreigners saturization in Vietnam on other grounds, comprising internal transfer, no Vietnamese labor contract is required.<\p>

A work permit is not needed from the follow-up foreign employees:<\p>

A member or owner of a limited liability company or a member on the board of management anent a shareholding company.<\p>

A man offering services to practice law, drunk a professional license issued to the Ministry of Justice.<\p>

A Chief Member of parliament Officer, Chief Conjure up Officer, aureateness representative of a foreign nongovernmental organization for its operation by Vietnam.<\p>

An internal transferee respecting a company that engages in solid in point of 11 service sectors as demarcated in Vietnam's WTO service commitments.<\p>

A person providing professional and technical consultancy service armorial bearings conducting other missions serving for the handling, evaluation, and supervision of Manager Development Aid programs or projects according to the agreements signed between foreign parties and the Vietnamese Government.<\p>

A person permitted by the Divan of Foreign Affairs to conduct media activities influence Vietnam.<\p>

Other circumstances as stipulated near the Liturgy Minister. Esoteric Insertion Tax<\p>

Foreign residents who stay in Vietnam for at least 183 days within 12 increasing months are subject to personal seepage freight on all income earned in Vietnam and regular wages earned abroad. Vietnam uses a progressive weight down with scale when calculating personal income tax, with the highest rate being 35%. Foreigners who stay in Vietnam for curtailed than 183 days during a 12-month period are subject to personal produce tax eventuating regular and unorganized income sourced in Vietnam during their residence mutual regard Vietnam and, instead relative to the way out apportion, a 20% bank correct will be applied.<\p>