Employment Policies, Severance Agreements, Termination

An Employer’s Guide to Employee Separations

Maynard Nexsen on 4/18/2025

Employee separations are a common aspect of doing business. When facing an employee separation, employers may find themselves asking, in the words of Boyz II Men, “How do I say goodbye to what we had?” Whether the...more

Voluntary Buyouts:The Pros and Cons

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/30/2025

Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced that it offered voluntary buyouts to over two million federal employees. Employees who voluntarily resign their position will receive payments equal to approximately eight months...more

Reductions in Force: Legal Do’s and Don’ts

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/15/2022

Reductions in force (RIFs) are making headlines as companies trim their worker ranks in the face of a weakening economy. Employers must decide whether to implement voluntary or involuntary RIFs (or both); the considerations...more

International Challenges to Dismissing Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/22/2020

Outside of the United States, terminating employees can be difficult even in “normal” times. The concept of “at-will” employment is uniquely American, and generally, employers in non-US jurisdictions only may terminate...more

How to Avoid Being the Next Casualty in the EEOC’s War on Employee Separation Agreements

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 7/25/2014

In its current Strategic Enforcement Plan, the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says that it is fed up with and will target employer “policies and practices that discourage or prohibit individuals from exercising...more

Employment Policies › Severance Agreements › Termination

An Employer’s Guide to Employee Separations

Voluntary Buyouts:The Pros and Cons

Reductions in Force: Legal Do’s and Don’ts

International Challenges to Dismissing Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

How to Avoid Being the Next Casualty in the EEOC’s War on Employee Separation Agreements

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