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In past “Perspectives” as well as blogs on our firm’s website, I have written... Read More
In our post of July 27, 2017 entitled, “When An Executive Is Fired,” we argued that when an executive is terminated without Cause in the United States, as opposed to certain European countries, if the terminated executive does... Read More
What is the American executive who just has been terminated without Cause entitled to receive, if anything?
The detailed answer varies according to the executive’s particular situation, but the general answer is: whatever the executive is entitled to receive either Read More
Executive compensation and employment attorneys deal with C-suite executives who are smart, knowledgeable about their own businesses and areas of expertise, and generally quite sophisticated. As a result, it is easy to assume that these same executives have extensive experience with lawyers... Read More
My mentor, the legendary trial lawyer Louis Nizer, was keenly sensitive to the power of language. In the 1970’s, Mr. Nizer constantly inveighed against the names of certain widespread practices in the distribution of motion pictures -- “block booking” and “blind bidding”... Read More
Employment lawyers and executive compensation attorneys have long been aware that in terms of protecting employees from discrimination, the New York City Human Rights Law has a far broader reach than any single Federal statute or, indeed, any combination of Federal statutes.... Read More
Having represented hundreds of executives whose employment was being terminated, I could never understand the audience appeal in watching our current Chief Executive wield the axe over aspiring “Apprentices” on TV. I understand that it was “just a show,” but anyone who... Read More
C-suite and top-tier employees often have a different set of issues to consider than those further down the career ladder. As one example, highly-compensated executives who work in the non-profit college and university sector can find themselves at particular risk because compensation... Read More
In January 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation which expanded the New York City Human Rights Law, making New York City a forerunner in protecting employee caregivers from workplace discrimination. Minnesota, Oregon and the state of New York prohibit workplace discrimination... Read More
Many senior executives are looking for ways to enhance retirement benefits while cutting levels of taxable income. Deferred compensation accounts allow an immediate reduction in current income taxes, an accumulation of investment earnings on a tax-deferred basis, and are... Read More