My colleague, Chris McKinney has penned an excellent post on the costs of defending against an employment lawsuit. See his post here. As Chris says, far too much money is spent defending against lawsuits that could be settled for $40,000 or less.
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Weather Channel Anchor Waiting for Her Arbitration Hearing
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
The fundamental principle of USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act) is that a person should not suffer because s/he participates in the National Guard or Reserve duty. I wrote previously about one Reservist, Cpt. Nicole Mitchell, who very likely lost her job as anchor for the Weather Channel due to her Reserve duty. See…
Do I Need a Lawyer to Review a Severance Agreement?
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Contracts
My friend, Chris McKinney has written a helpful post about severance agreements. He answers the question, Should I ask a lawyer to review a severance agreement before I sign it? Yes, we all should have a lawyer review such an agreement. Chris lists several good reasons, but he biggest reason is to ascertain whether you…