She said she recently visited one client company where the chief executive required employees to stand during meetings.

Yesterday afternoon, employees stood outside the factory, weeping and hugging one another.

If the return on equity did not exceed 7 percent, many employees stood to make only a third of what they made in previous years.

"What chance does an employee stand when the boss is falling in love?"

There, more purple-clad employees stood waiting to box them up.

Customers and employees stood in the parking lot, gawking at the spectacle.

In fact, in the long run, employees stand to benefit from the new rules.

His new employee was standing beside him holding his arm so he would not faint.

Employers and employees stand to gain from this in equal measure.

This distinction is significant because both companies and employees stand to gain in the long run from this change.