Severance Agreements

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December 15, 2005

What HR Should Know About Waivers, Releases, and Severance Agreements

Agenda Summary: This HR audioconference included a discussion of: why employers use severance agreements, terms and conditions commonly included in severance agreements, important but sometimes overlooked provisions, practical guidance for getting your wording right, tips for negotiating changes or modifications, using releases and how to ensure they're enforceable, "per se" retaliation and what you can do to avoid it, Older Workers Benefit Protection Act requirements for valid releases of ADEA claims, and effective tactics to defend against legal challenges. The featured speakers were attorneys Warren R. (Wit) Hall Jr., partner, and Ashley D. Brightwell, associate, Labor and Employment Group, Alston & Bird, Atlanta.

CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).