Tips for Executives Facing an Employment Offer or Termination
Whether you have received an employment offer or a termination notice, you are facing the chaos of making complex personal and professional decisions. This is your life — it is not simply a business deal — and your family and your future depend on the outcome. Determine Your Vision For The Future When faced with […]
Boilerplate Language and Why It Matters
What is boilerplate language and why does it matter? The term traditionally refers to stock language in a legal document that appears to be general, standardized language—however, before you sign any contract with a potential employer, make sure to read and understand these clauses. What is a Boilerplate Provision? Boilerplate language has been developed over […]
Are You Prepared to Negotiate Your Employment Contract? Read This to Find Out
Learning to negotiate for yourself is a challenge you will face throughout your career. We represent executives who negotiate for others all the time; yet, when they negotiate for their own careers, they leave important details. Far too often, I see them underestimate their value, struggle to develop an effective strategy to negotiate compensation, and […]
Things You’re Missing When Negotiating For Yourself
As an executive compensation lawyer and negotiation expert, one of the most common topics I discuss is how to negotiate for yourself. And I regularly see 3 key “misses” when executives are negotiating without the support of a lawyer or negotiation expert. People rarely are able to negotiate for themselves, put your allies to work […]
Negotiate with Laurel: When You Should Make the First Offer
One of the most common questions I get as an executive compensation lawyer is if—and when—a client should make the first offer. Should you wait to hear what the other party has to say? How will the first offer impact the negotiation process overall? Often we are told to wait for the other side to […]
League of Women Voters demands equal pay
Laurel Bellows, in keynote speech, says, ‘We are at the point when we must fight’ By Ted Cox CHICAGO — The League of Women Voters of Illinois used its annual luncheon gathering Tuesday to redouble the pursuit of equal pay for equal work between the sexes. “This is not simply a women’s issue,” said Executive […]