Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home

Just about every single severance agreement I've ever seen in 36 years of law practice have two standard clauses: the former employee ca...

Layoffs seem to come in waves, and I'm seeing more of them right after the holidays, and there have been some big layoff announcements ....

I see this kind of language in proposed severance agreements all the time. Something to the effect of, "Employee represents that he is ...

So you've decided to negotiate your own severance package. If you're an experienced negotiator like a salesperson or mediator, then ...

This reader question was left on my post Non-Compete Agreements - Top 5 Ways To Get Out of Yours : Hi Donna, I am in the State of PA and...

As sometimes happens when you've been practicing as long as I have (hint - I may have had a pet with a name ending in -saurus), you find...

I thought I'd share with you today an interview I did with TJ Walker, who is an excellent media trainer with a regular internet TV show....

I'm constantly surprised by the number of employees who come to me after having signed things their employer shoved in front of them, re...

This continues my series of posts deconstructing the legal gobbeldy-goop in employment agreements. Today I'll talk about a clause I ofte...

This will continue my series of posts about deconstructing the legalese in employment contracts. This week I'll discuss some language I ...

This will continue my attempt to explain some of the legal mumbo jumbo in your employment contract, and why the lawyers put it there. Today,...

Suzanne Lucas, the not-at-all-evil Evil HR Lady at CBS Money Watch, wrote an interesting piece about being forced to resign , and I wanted t...