To encourage an ex-employee to comply with a non-disclosure or a non-compete provision in a separation agreement, consider this proposal from an attorney:
I suggest that any severance payment be made over time rather than in a lump sum. That gives the business the opportunity to stop payment if there is a problem and the former […]
Privacy of employee contact information: In a wage and hour action, a California appellate court has held that the employer must release residential address and telephone information for fellow employees. The court rejected the employer’s proposal (adopted by the trial court) that each employee must first authorize the release of such information. In the absence of […]
Employment agreements between executives and their publicly traded companies are often attached to 10-K reports filed with the SEC. SEC filings are available free, on-line. These agreements can set a baseline for other parties who may be negotiating or litigating with the corporation on similar issues, such as non-compete clauses, severance packages, or job security.
Yesterday’s Anchorage Daily […]
IRS Circular 230 Notice: Most employee-side attorneys try to avoid giving tax advice, but many still tiptoe into the thicket by saying (or, more prudently, writing) something like, “I think your attorney fees might be excludable from your income, and your back pay will all be taxable, but check with your tax professional. I’m not a […]
