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Employment Agreements: Drafting Key Provisions and Avoiding Liability, Part 2


Total Credits: 1 including 1 CLE

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Categories:
Employment Law
Faculty:
Jerrold F. Goldberg
Original Program Date:
Sep 17, 2024
License:
Never Expires.


Description

This program will provide you a practical guide to the most important provisions of employment agreements, common sources of dispute and litigation, and traps. The program will cover scope of duties (and how they may change over time), forms of compensation and benefits (including deferred compensation), and objective/measurable performance standards.  The program will also discuss planning for the possible release of the employee, limiting liability, and protecting confidential information and trade secrets to which the employee may have had access. This program will provide you with a practical guide to drafting successful employment agreements.

Schedule:

  • Term of employment – fixed or variable terms, extensions, and discharge
  • Anticipating severance and building in dispute mitigation and resolution provisions
  • Severance benefits on voluntary and involuntary separation – and tying them to confidentiality and non-competition
  • Non-disparagement of employer on discharge or voluntary departure
  • Essential mediation and choice of law considerations

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Jerrold F. Goldberg Related Seminars and Products

Greenburg Traurig, LLP


Jerrold F. Goldberg is a partner in the New York City office of Greenburg Traurig, LLP, where he has more than 35 years’ experience practicing in virtually all aspects of labor and employment.  His expertise includes employee leave under federal and state law, traditional labor/union-management issues, employment discrimination, executive employment, severance agreements and wage and hour laws.  He represents clients before the EEOC, the FRLB, and federal and state courts.