You have finally settled that nasty sexual harassment suit. Do you want to keep your settlement terms confidential? Do you want to avoid not-so-flattering press coverage? How can a settlement or severance agreement accomplish that goal? In this segment of After Hours, guest host Debra Albin-Riley explains the impact of confidentiality and liquidated damage provisions in settlement and severance agreements. Join Debra as she examines the practical concerns with these contract clauses and how the two provisions can work together to provide the maximum benefit. Debra explores the considerations that will make the confidentiality clause more effective and help ensure that the liquidated damages clause will be enforceable. These are just two of many standard clauses in settlement and other agreements that can backfire without careful consideration. These clauses are featured in Debra’s MCLE program “Boilerplate Bombshells: Commonly Ignored Standard Terms that can Torpedo your Case.”

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After Hours is designed primarily for in-house counsel and Human Resources professionals who deal with employment law matters. Using individual podcasts devoted to discrete issues, Harry covers both best practices for legal compliance and recent developments in employment law. The program draws from the realm of wage-hour law, union/management legal and collective bargaining issues, and the wide range of employment law issues generally, but with a particular emphasis on California law and legal developments. Harry hopes to offer the viewer a valuable, informative but also humorous perspective, all in the context of a brief podcast that you can watch at your convenience from your device. After Hours will have new podcasts every one to three weeks. The program is available for automatic download to your computer and mobile device through iTunes.