Post It - Waiting.jpgEmployee terminations are an unfortunate reality of every business. But that doesn’t mean employers and their managers are good at carrying out terminations. 

Take for example a response Sir James Dyson (yes, the vacuum guy was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006) gave when he responded to Bloomberg Businessweek’s “Ask a Billionaire” feature that

Signing Contract.jpgThe apparent resume fraud by Yahoo’s former CEO Scott Thompson is grabbing headlines after he became the most recent departure through Yahoo’s CEO revolving door; He was the fourth CEO to step down in five years.

But the real expensive lesson that companies should study from this embarrassment is how to carefully draft executive employment

Couple Snorkeling.jpgVacations and the weekends – it’s what we often work for. But what happens when a termination ends the work and there is unused vacation time? 

A number of employers have been updating their employee handbooks and policies. In doing so, these employers often raise questions about both vacation pay and severance packages. More specifically

ToolboxCraig Ball, a top-shelf e-discovery thought leader, recently wrote a blog post asking “Should a Legal Hold ‘Waiver’ Be Secured from Departing Employees?” As explained below, the answer is no. 

But first for background purposes, a party – an individual or business entity – has an obligation to preserve information, in any

Signing Contract.jpgA recent Michigan Court of Appeals opinion highlights the importance of clearly and precisely drafting separation agreements.

Meaning of “Disparagement” 

In Sohal v. Mich. State Univ. Bd. of Trs. & Davoren Chick M.D., (May 17, 2011) the parties executed a Resignation Agreement and Release relating to Plaintiff’s agreement to voluntarily resign from MSU’s medical residency