What Employers Need to Know About Severance Arrangements - EEOC, ACA and ERISA

Duration:
90 Minutes  
Instructor
Janette S Levey
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Overview

Many employers think that if they offer severance pay conditioned on certain restrictions that they have eliminated all legal risks, and assume everything is fine-until it's not. For example, do you condition severance pay on promises not to sue and other post-termination restrictions? Did you know that you might be contractually obligated to provide severance pay even if you do not have a written agreement? Did you know that your severance agreement may not protect you as much as you think? Or that it may not be enforceable? Is your severance arrangement subject to ERISA laws? Attend this webinar to learn more.

Areas Covered in the Session

  • Common Severance Myths
  • Key Elements of a Severance Agreement
  • Non-Competition Clauses
  • General Releases
    • Discrimination Claims
  • The EEOC and Severance Agreements
  • The Older Workers' Benefits Protection Act (OBWPA)
  • COBRA and ACA Issues
  • ERISA Considerations

Who Will Benefit

  • CEO's
  • COO's
  • Executives
  • H.R. Professionals and Managers
  • Benefit Administrators
  • Compensation Officers
  • Compliance Officers
  • Comptrollers
  • CFO's

Speaker Profile

Janette S Levey “The Employer’s Lawyer” has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law.

Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer.

Janette has served on the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute, a multidisciplinary task force dedicated to providing proactive, holistic solutions to employers serious about promoting workplace safety and preventing workplace violence. Janette currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for Child and Family Resources of Morris County, New Jersey.

Janette has also spoken and trained on topics, such as Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, Joint Employment, Severance Arrangements, Addressing and Preventing Employee Leave Abuse, Pre-Employment Screening among many, many others.
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