Lauren Teukolsky DISCUSSES EMPLOYMENT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS IN ARTICLE Published by Advocate Magazine

Lauren Teukolsky’s work was published in the April 2022 issue of Advocate, the largest magazine in the United States for plaintiff’s trial attorneys. In Ms. Teukolsky’s article, she writes about settlement agreements in employment cases, and more specifically, best practices for plaintiffs’ attorneys to follow when working to secure the best settlement agreements for their clients, including:

• Negotiate any important non-monetary terms before agreeing to a dollar amount
• Discuss allocating the settlement payment for tax purposes with your client in advance
• Limit your client’s agreement to indemnify the defendant for tax consequences
• Make the release of claims mutual
• Understand the new California laws on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and non-disparagement provisions
• Talk to the client about taking NDAs in discrimination and harassment cases off the table by filing an administrative charge
• Ask for a neutral reference provision
• Do not agree to unlawful restraints on trade or non-competes
• Limit liquidated damages provisions
• Include provisions to protect your client when agreeing to a structured settlement
• Be sure that your request for the court to retain jurisdiction is enforceable

Ms. Teukolsky’s article discusses each of these recommendations in detail.  Negotiating the best settlement agreement for a client can be an incredibly complex matter, but Ms. Teukolsky is highly skilled at securing the most favorable settlement agreements possible for her clients.  In addition to her writing for Advocate, Ms. Teukolsky has spoken about settlement issues at legal conferences and received the 2016 California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) award for her work on Carrillo v. Schneider, a wage-and-hour class action against Walmart and others on behalf of warehouse workers in the Inland Empire, which settled for $22.7 million.

If you believe you have been subjected to illegal workplace practices and would like to consult with Ms. Teukolsky, use this page to get in touch.  

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