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Employment Law Commentary - Volume 28, Issue 2 - February 2016

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Separation Anxiety: Best Practices for Employee Severance Agreements: Employers deal with employee separations all the time. Back when I was an HR manager for a major airline, when it came time for a layoff or other...more

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Update on the EEOC’s Fight Against Separation Agreement Language Allegedly Limiting Employee Rights

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As we have blogged about before, the EEOC has said one of its priorities is to challenge separation agreements that, in its view, interfere with the ability of employees to file charges with the EEOC or participate in...more

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EEOC Gets Schooled: Court Expels Challenge to College’s Separation Agreements

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For the second time in less than two months, a federal district court judge has dismissed a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) challenge to an employer’s separation agreement due to the agency’s failure to...more

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EEOC’s Tough Stance on Employee Separation Agreements

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Employers like separation agreements. Separation agreements, of course, are contracts that employees sign when their employment is terminated that allows them to be paid severance and in exchange they usually give up the...more

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The EEOC’s Assault on Separation Agreements – A Bump in the Road, But It’s Far From Over

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Most employers have separation agreement forms that have served them well over the years. The terms have become fairly standardized and, aside from the occasional tweak, they don’t change much and are rarely challenged. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Court Dismisses EEOC's Controversial Lawsuit Challenging Standard Provisions in Separation Agreements

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Earlier this year, the EEOC brought a lawsuit in federal court in Illinois claiming that the severance agreement used by a nationwide retail pharmacy in connection with the terminations of hundreds of employees unlawfully...more

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The EEOC Strikes Again

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In a suit filed in February, the Chicago District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) argued that the separation and release agreements used by CVS Pharmacy were “overly broad, misleading, and...more

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Take 5 Newsletter: Five New Challenges Facing Retail Employers

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Retailers face new challenges every day as a result of legislation, litigation, and technology. This Take 5 addresses some of these challenges. 1. Pregnancy Accommodation - Several states and municipalities...more

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