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Our legal work handling the contracts of college and university Presidents, Provosts and senior administrators has also led us into the Title IX area on occasion. The following, written by my colleague Lisa Horowitz, offers some good practical suggestions to any... Read More
In honor of the holiday season, here’s a brief diversion from thoughts about executives’ contracts and compensation.
I love reading books about lawyers and the law, whether or not they have anything to do with my own field of legal practice. For... Read More
If you are a C-Suite executive, chances are that you do not often consider the social media practices of your corporation. After all, there is probably a communications department and social media experts that handle all of the social media posts, Internet... Read More
As a C-Suite executive, you understand how Equal Employment Opportunity laws apply to your company and your corporate policies likely confirm that job applicants and employees cannot be fired, demoted, harassed or retaliated against for filing a discrimination claim. But what many... Read More
In most instances, shareholders are protected or shielded from the debts and liabilities of a corporation unless the shareholder becomes liable as a result of their own conduct. There are exceptions to this rule, however, that can affect C-Suite executives and other... Read More
On August 16, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a press release announcing the imposition of penalties against an employer for “illegally using severance agreements requiring outgoing employees to waive their ability to obtain monetary... Read More
If you are a C-Suite Executive you likely did not have time to read The State of America Vacation 2016 report issued by Project Time Off. The report, based upon interviews of employees from... Read More
If you followed the recent, much-publicized battle over the management succession at Viacom, you might have noticed that even before the battle was decided, several top executives protected themselves and their families by reserving their right to resign under the so-called “Good... Read More
You have the educational background and the work experience that allowed you to land your current position as President, Vice President, COO, CFO or other senior executive. You gave up personal days, sick days and even family vacations to put in long... Read More
The issue of pegging executive compensation to some metric of performance is continuously debated by CEOs, board members and shareholders alike. While a 2016 survey on CEO compensation[1]... Read More