Labor/Employment
Jan. 13, 2007
Settlement Traps
EMPLOYMENT COLUMN - By Scott N. Yamaguchi - If a settlement agreement isn't written correctly, the case may never go away. An experienced employment lawyer discusses some recent developments that should be kept in mind when drafting settlement documents.
By Scott N. Yamaguchi
Even after a settlement, can an employment dispute come back to haunt the parties? It can, depending on how the settlement agreement is drafted. In the past year, cases in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and California highlighted an interesting variety of such disputes. Parties would do well to heed their lessons.
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