Allocation Considerations in Employment Discrimination Settlements: The Taxing Details

Meagher & Geer partner Debra Weiss recently co-authored an article entitled, “Allocation Considerations in Employment Discrimination Settlements: The Taxing Details,” in the 2017 July/August issue of Hennepin Lawyer. The article provides a broad overview of how taxing authorities treat various types of employment damages for purposes of taxation, outlines some of the issues that employment practitioners face when settling an employment matter, and offers some practical guidance on how to approach these issues.