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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Severance Agreements Termination

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NLRB Concludes that Separation Agreement Provisions Prohibiting Disparagement and Requiring Confidentiality of Agreement Terms...

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In its recent decision in McLaren Macomb, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) concluded that provisions in employment separation agreements prohibiting disparagement of the employer and requiring...more

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Seventh Circuit Rejects EEOC’s Attack on Severance Agreements

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On December 17, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by the EEOC against CVS Pharmacy, Inc. In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., the EEOC...more

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Retaliation: Realities and Myths

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Unlawful workplace retaliation can take several forms, and claims for retaliation arise under a number of different statutes and common law theories. Workers compensation statutes, for example, contain provisions that...more

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Federal Court Dismisses EEOC Lawsuit Challenging CVS Severance Agreement and Release

Employers can begin to breathe a sigh of relief after a federal judge last week dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the CVS drug store chain. In the lawsuit, the EEOC took an...more

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

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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

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Hiring & Firing: What Does a Successful Separation Agreement Between Employer & Employee Look Like?

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In light of recent lawsuits by the EEOC against companies with overly broad or misleading severance agreements, we asked our contributors: What exactly is a successful separation agreement between employer and employee?...more

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Employment Law - Mar 05, 2014

Time To Review Severance Agreements - Why it matters: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a complaint against CVS Pharmacy last week. The Illinois federal court suit claims the national chain violated...more

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Buying Peace?

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Every employment relationship ends at some point, and some end involuntarily and with hard feelings. Sometimes, hard feelings come from current employees as well. When these hard feelings exist, employment claims are...more

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EEOC Files Suit Against Book Distributor For Overbroad Severance Agreement Language

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Just weeks after settling its first ever Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”) discrimination lawsuit and filing its first ever class action lawsuit under GINA, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more

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