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In addition to maintaining important legal protections, there are also significant practical considerations which should motivate all executive clients to keep quiet about the circumstances of their hiring or firing:
1. Telling co-workers, friends and non-spouse family members about the particulars... Read More
Up until several years ago, we consistently argued that including a so-called “non-disparagement” clause in an executive employment agreement or an executive’s separation and severance agreement was not only a potential breeding ground for further controversy between the parties, but was unnecessary... Read More
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
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