Labor & Employment Law & Human Resources Counseling on Behalf of Management

Response to Reader’s Questions Regarding Severance & Separation Agreements

Ritu Anand of GE India sent me the below questions concerning my October 28, 2007, post concerning severance and separation agreements.
Hi Charles ,

Thanks for throwing light on this subject ! However, I have a few doubts and would appreciate if You could help resolve them:

1. What is the guarantee that the exiting employee [...]

Presentation Handout: Legal & Cultural Considerations for International Trade

Below is the handout I prepared for my November 15, 2007, presentation at the World Trade Center Illinois’ “Breaking Down Trade Barriers” conference. You can view it in PowerPoint by clicking on the link below or just view the text version.
My part of the panel discussion concerning legal, accounting and cultural considerations for international [...]

Questions Concerning Severance & Separation Agreements

One topic I get a lot of questions about is severance and separation agreements.
Generally, severance refers to giving an exiting employee a monetary bonus or settlement above and beyond their regular compensation. A separation agreement usually refers to an agreement wherein the exiting employee promises not to sue, file a regulatory agency complaint, take business [...]

May 24, 2007, Labor & Employment Law Seminar @ The Evanston Public Library

On Thursday, May 24, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., I’ll be giving a free labor and employment law seminar sponsored by Illinois SBDC at the Technology Innovation Center in Evanston. It’s at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. (intersection of Orrington & Church St.). Parking is available; check their website. Registration is via e-mail to Victoria [...]

A Client & I Are Quoted in the Spring Edition of Business Week’s Small Biz Edition

In the cover story of the April/May 2007 hard copy edition of Business Week Small Biz and the Spring edition of the Business Week Online, SmallBiz Cover Story, a client and I are quoted and cited in Amy Barrett’s article: “Blindsided-Five H.R. mistakes you can’t afford to make.” What is unique about this is that [...]

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