Some companies may have permitted timing, but the policy should have been uniform for all investors, big and small, he said.

The company permits unpaid leave for fathers, and so far only one has taken it.

Microsoft and most other companies already permit such multiple uses.

The companies permit others to do research with the technologies but want control over any product commercialized as a result.

The company has permitted multinational companies to operate oil fields for a fee since the early 1990's.

And 1 percent of Amerco employees work from home, though the company permits it.

Probably the big international rental companies would also permit it.

Many companies permit employees to work when they choose, a concept known as flex time.

He said the company would permit patients to go outside the network in those rare cases where it could not dispense appropriate care.

However, other companies may not permit you to receive your money until retirement.