Drafting and Negotiating Employment and Severance Agreements:
Avoiding the Pitfalls (OnDemand)
Originally held on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Program Fee:
OnDemand: $149 for Members | $249 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2017-2019), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.
CLE Credit:
New York: 3.0 Skills
New Jersey: 3.2 General
California: 2.5 General
Pennsylvania: 2.5 General
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Description:
If you are an employment law practitioner, in-house counsel or advise
employers or employees on workplace or compensation-related matters, you
cannot afford to miss this program. An expert panel will cover
numerous legal issues and challenges that arise when drafting and
negotiating employment and severance agreements and will provide
practical tips and tools to enhance your drafting skills.
Topics to be addressed include:
- Best practices for documenting employment relationships
- Tips and strategic considerations for drafting effective releases and severance agreements
- Pro-employer versus pro-employee terms
- Compensation, benefits, restrictive covenants, and tax issues that need to be considered during the negotiation process
- EEOC and SEC endorsed language
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Program Chair:
Tricia B. Sherno, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Labor & Employment, Katherine A. Greenberg, Chair