When an employee leaves a job, receiving severance pay can be the silver lining in the clouds of unemployment. Sometimes this pay is provided by an employer with no strings attached. But most of the time, receipt of a severance package is a two-way street: the employee has to also agree to certain things that […]
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Getting fired or deciding to leave your job is probably a very difficult moment in your professional life. The good news is that the transition can be made a bit easier if you receive severance pay or other benefits in a severance agreement. But these benefits come at a price: your employer wants something in
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January 25, 2017 Tom Spiggle joined a panel of speakers today at Georgetown Law as part of the “The Changing Nature of Low-Wage Work: How Automation & the Gig Economy Impact the Future of Work” event discussing the impact of employment law rights in the gig economy. Spiggle joined an impressive lineup of speakers including Christine
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Deciding to sign an employment contract like a severance agreement isn’t always an easy decision. Your employer will expect something in return for providing severance pay or other benefits, but how do you know whether you’re getting a good deal? Most often, to get those benefits, you’ll have to agree to a general release, which
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Leaving a job can be very stressful, especially when the departure involves signing an employment contract such as a severance agreement. In return for agreeing to do (or not do) certain things, you may be given certain benefits, such as severance pay. But figuring out whether to sign the severance agreement can be a difficult
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January 10, 2018 Imagine that a tell-all book came out which alleged that the CEO of a major American company referred to his top assistant as a “piece of tail” and another top official used the most vile word that can be used against a woman. In the post-Weinstein era, the answer is clear. He
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December 20, 2017 Serial sexual harassers are able to get away with it because potential victims often don’t realize they are at risk. Consider disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who used non-disclosure agreements to silence his victims. But a signed contract isn’t the only thing that can keep a victim quiet. They may also decide
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Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), discrimination based on sex is illegal in most contexts, including the workplace. Specifically, Title VII states that an employer may not discriminate against an employee based on the employee’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. On its face, Title VII does not
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December 15, 2017 The tidal wave of men in Hollywood, Congress and the media losing their jobs after allegations of sexual harassment has spurred many men in much less lofty positions to worry about their own pasts. Across the country, mid-level managers are racking their brains, rereading their old emails and checking their text message histories to see
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You may not have to stretch your imagination very far to picture this: your work has become a living nightmare due to your boss’s persistent unwanted sexual advances. You’ve told him to stop countless times, but he won’t. You’ve filed a complaint with human resources, as required by your company’s policy, but nothing changed. Now
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