Waivers and Releases

Sixth Circuit Rules That Broadly Worded Release of Claims Is Enforceable Where Evidence Shows That Plaintiff’s Signature Was “Knowing and Voluntary”

In a recently-decided case that sheds some helpful light on how an employer can use a release of claims to

By Chase Woodley|2019-11-10T16:53:24-05:0011/10/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Discrimination, Waivers and Releases|0 Comments

Ruling by Sixth Circuit Rejects Application of “Tender Back” Doctrine To Bar a Title VII/Equal Pay Act Lawsuit

Stretching the reach of a 1998 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that found that an employee was not required

By Rae Vann|2018-09-28T16:06:20-05:009/28/2018|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: EPA, Title VII, Waivers and Releases|0 Comments

SEC Goes After Company For Using Release Language That Allegedly Deprived Employees of Their Right To Claim Dodd-Frank Bounty Hunter Awards

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal agency that has primary responsibility for enforcing the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform

By Ann Reesman|2016-08-26T15:20:15-05:008/26/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: Dodd-Frank, Fine/Penalty, SEC, Severance, Waivers and Releases, Whistleblower|0 Comments

Seventh Circuit Rejects EEOC’s Latest Attempt To Challenge Release of Claims

In a rebuke to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has

By Rae Vann|2015-12-31T00:00:00-05:0012/31/2015|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: EEOC, Pattern and Practice, Severance, Waivers and Releases|0 Comments