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Separation Agreements
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A MODIFIED SEPARATION AGAREEMENT
The safer practice is to have the modification acknowledged. Standard provision I have utilized states "Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof, including this Article, shall be amended, waived or…
Divorce: New York
Inference of Mediated Separation Agreement Invalidity Sufficient to Warrant Hearing
By Neil Cahn
The separation agreement was the product of mediation; the wife was afforded the opportunity to consult with counsel; and the wife elected to sign the agreement, notwithstanding the advice of…
California Employment Law
New Requirements for California Settlement and Separation Agreements
A number of new requirements for California settlement and separation agreements took effect on January 1, 2019. Two of them stem from the #MeToo movement. These are: Assembly Bill (AB)…
The EPL Advisor
Ensuring Enforceability of Separation and Release Agreements
The Sixth Circuit recently allowed an Equal Pay Act and Title VII pregnancy discrimination suit to proceed despite the fact that plaintiff signed an agreement releasing all claims and, did…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
What Provisions are Typical in a Separation Agreement?
There's been a lot in the news of late about "outrageous" provisions found in an separation agreement between an employer and an employee, like confidentiality. Indeed, some proposed legislation would restrict…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
When Your Employee Gets the Wrong Advice From “Attorney” Google
So, a couple of months back, I talked about how separation agreements for small employers might not be covered by the federal law that covers such agreements. After all, since…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Labor & Employment Quick Takes: Tips for Revising Separation Agreements in Light of Recent Agency Challenges
By Kevin J. White, Emily Burkhardt Vicente
Government agencies like the SEC are challenging what have long been standard provisions in separation agreements. Hunton & Williams LLP partners Kevin White and Emily Burkhardt Vicente discuss those challenges…
The Labor Dish
“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”: But a Good Separation Agreement Can Ease the Pain
By Evan Parness
Neil Sedaka’s 1962 hit song still rings true not only for ex-lovers but also for ex-employees. But, the Employment Relationship Doctor has advice for half of that equation in time…
BeLabor the Point
Employment is Now-But is a Separation Agreement Still Forever?
Ver la versión en español aquí It’s time! An employee needs to go. The departure needs to be a clean break with no threat of future litigation. A severance…
Management Memo
NLRB Protects Non-Union Employee’s Foul-Mouthed Complaining, Slams Employer’s Separation Agreement
Our colleagues Lauri F. Rasnick and Jonathan L. Shapiro, attorneys at Epstein Becker Green, have a post on the Financial Services Employment Law blog that will be of interest to many…