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How to Have a Smooth Separation of Employment—Unlike Tom Brady

FordHarrison on 2/9/2022

On February 1, 2022, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady officially announced his retirement via Instagram. The word “officially” is key here, as news of Brady’s retirement initially leaked to the media a few days...more

Quit or Fired? N.C. Employees May Qualify for Unemployment Benefits in Equivocal Situations

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/5/2020

Under North Carolina statute, employees who leave work for a reason other than good cause attributable to the employer are not eligible to receive unemployment benefits. Last month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals...more

I Quit – No, Wait, I Don’t

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 1/25/2019

Employers might welcome a notice of resignation from a troublesome employee as a simple solution to a problem. But what are the ramifications when the employee tries to rescind his resignation?...more

Employee Quits and Then Slips: Covered Under Workers’ Comp or Not?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/14/2017

Is an employee who quits her job then injures herself before she gets out the door still covered by workers’ comp? In a recent Tennessee case of first impression, the court ruled that after an employee says “I quit,” the...more

Can they Resign? Privacy Issues for Iowa Public Employers

Dentons on 8/31/2017

In a post last week, we covered some of the implications of allowing an employee to resign rather than be terminated. House File 291, signed into law earlier this year by Governor Branstad greatly impacts public employers and...more

California Employment Law Notes - July 2016

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 7/14/2016

Employer Is Entitled To Recover $4 Million In Attorney's Fees From EEOC - CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, 578 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 1642 (2016) - The EEOC filed suit against CRST (a trucking company) alleging...more

Final Pay Facts: How To Pay So That You Don’t Pay

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 1/14/2014

A few months ago I posted a blog article that outlined the basic rules on when a terminated or resigning employee must be paid his or her final wages in the State of California (“Payments Upon Termination of Employment: Is...more

Improve Compliance Of Retirement And Group Health Plans In 2014

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 1/10/2014

Retirement plan fiduciaries should consider the following best practices to improve their plan’s governance in 2014: (i) if fiduciary duties have been delegated, make certain that the delegations are in writing and are being...more

Payments Upon Termination Of Employment: Is Anyone Still Confused?

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 11/7/2013

Most California employers know that an employee who is fired must be paid all of his or her wages, including accrued but unused vacation, immediately at the time of termination. Labor Code sections 201 and 227.3. However, I...more

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