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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

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International Dismissal Toolkit: Individual Employment Terminations and Reductions-in-Force Outside the United States

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 5/16/2013

Firing an employee in the United States can be a challenge. Group firings—reductions in-force — can be an even bigger challenge. And from the point of view of a multinational headquartered in the United States, overseas...more

Global HR Hot Topic - May 2013: Individual Employment Dismissal Obligations Outside the US

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 5/2/2013

Challenge: Overseas, dismissing an individual employee gets complex and is heavily regulated. Dismissal mandates under foreign law tend to fall into three broad categories: dismissal procedures, pre-termination notice...more

Trinity Health Corporation Agrees to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/21/2012

Company Had Policy of Delaying or Denying Severance Payments to Employees Who Signed Severance Agreements and Then Filed Discrimination Charges, Agency Says - INDIANAPOLIS - Trinity Health Corporation, a national...more

Sixth Circuit Nixes FICA Tax on Severance Pay

by Dickinson Wright on 10/22/2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a Michigan Bankruptcy Court and approved a taxpayer’s request for a refund of FICA taxes paid on behalf of former employees. Quality Stores et al....more

December 31 Section 409A Correction Deadline for Severance Pay Approaching

by Benjamin I. Delancy, Ann Carr Mackey | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/17/2012

The Internal Revenue Service(IRS) has given employers until December 31, 2012 to correct a problem frequently found in severance agreements and other similar arrangements. If the problem is not addressed by that date, then it...more

IRS Penalty Relief For Severance Pay Expires On December 31

by Benjamin I. Delancy, Ann Carr Mackey | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/17/2012

The IRS has given employers until December 31, 2012 to correct a problem frequently found in severance agreements and other similar arrangements. If not corrected by that date, it could be much more expensive to correct the...more

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