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By the time you received the employment offer you dreamed of -- the one at the top -- you had already completed your education and worked your way up the proverbial corporate ladder. You put in overtime, took ownership of new responsibilities... Read More
Al Franken’s Arbitration Fairness Act of 2015 is making progress under the radar. He has recently managed to double the number of co-sponsors from 12 to 24 as it percolates in the... Read More
I wish I had a dime -- ok, a dollar -- for every time an executive client of our firm, confronting her involuntary termination (i.e., being fired without cause) has said to me, “when I took the job, the last thing I... Read More
In negotiating any senior executive’s employment agreement, particular attention must be paid to the section which defines “Cause” for termination. This section sets forth the specific, agreed-on circumstances in which the employer has legitimate grounds for terminating the executive with “Cause.” A... Read More
In response to the question George Birnbaum posed in his recent article, “Executive Compensation for College and University Presidents: Are They Really Overpaid?,” I would like to add my resounding no, and direct your attention to further support for our... Read More
The latest received wisdom in this country is that College and University Presidents are overpaid -- sometimes shamefully, even grotesquely overpaid. They are also supposed to get ridiculous “perks” like housing (What college campus doesn’t have a President’s house where he or... Read More
Have you seen the latest headlines? Arbitration clauses are in the spotlight again: the good, the bad, and the arguably unconscionable. The New York Times ran a thought-provoking three-part series earlier this month highlighting the various ways in... Read More
The skill set required for today’s top jobs in higher education has never been more extensive or demanding. Boards of Trustees are looking for leadership in several areas: academic authority, fundraising... Read More
Rumpole of the Bailey’s credo was “Never Plead Guilty.”
Real-life lawyers can’t be as dogmatic as Rumpole, the fictional British barrister, but I do have a rule I preach to our executive employment clients, ranging from business CEOs to University Presidents, which... Read More