Companies may choose to offer severance to an employee at the end of employment. But severance pay is no free throw! Typically, any severance payment should be conditioned on the employee’s execution of a waiver and release of claims.
In the past, a company could have deducted both the settlement and attorney’s fees related to such settlement ...
During the Women’s 500-Meter Speed Skating Semifinals, British Olympian Elise Christie crashed out of competition after clipping another skater during the race. While Christie escaped the fall with no broken bones, she sustained injuries that call into question her physical readiness to compete in other events at the PyeongChang 2018 ...
You know the one—They never quite meet the standards for the job. They’re always complaining about something. Then they claim to suffer a mysterious injury at work—the circumstances just don’t add up and now they’re telling you they’ll be off for weeks. You weren’t happy with their performance before and now you want to get rid of ...
With the New Year, many employers wisely made it their 2018 resolution to avoid making #MeToo headlines. As with all resolutions, merely wishing them to happen (or in this case not happen) is not enough. It takes action. As we discussed in a recent article, one big step for this resolution is manager and employee training. Prevention is the best tool ...
The nation’s #MeToo movement has spurred enormous positive change, including employers revisiting their anti-harassment policies and reporting procedures. And with the help of today’s technology, employers can now adopt a phone app that allows employees to report workplace harassment from the convenience and privacy of their phone ...
Julie R. Pugh & Lee P. Geiger
I am thrilled to be a guest blogger for our esteemed Employee Benefits group! As a Labor and Employment attorney, I work with our Benefits team on a variety of issues, including leave of absence management. Usually, a tax provision would not excite me in the least. However, a tax code that allows for a business credit for ...
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a number of pro-employer bombshell decisions that will have an immediate effect on union and non-union workplaces. The five member Board – with a recent influx of two pro-GOP appointees – unraveled its recent and much criticized changes to evaluating joint-employment ...
It all began with Harvey. Last week, Matt Lauer and NBC shared the “spotlight.” This week has been busy, too. Congressman John Conyers resigned on Tuesday and Al Franken announced today he is resigning from the Senate. Will Bob (or Sally) at your company be next to make the news? While your business may not have the notoriety of Hollywood or NBC, it ...
The tragic and unnecessary gun violence in Maryland and Delaware this week took three lives and left three others with critical injuries. In the wake of mourning those lives lost, employers often worry of similar events in their workplace. But how can we, as employers, prevent violence in the workplace?
Employers take different approaches to ...
Bill O’Reilly. Harvey Weinstein. Roy Price.
Recently, headlines and front pages have been saturated with stories of workplace sexual harassment. HR professionals are taking a closer look at corporate culture, specifically the policies and procedures that support a workplace environment free from harassment and discrimination.
But ...