Featured: Expert Q&A on Impact of #MeToo on Executive Employment Agreements | Practical Law

Featured: Expert Q&A on Impact of #MeToo on Executive Employment Agreements | Practical Law

We asked Dmitriy Chelnitsky of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP to share his insights on the impact of the #MeToo movement on cause definitions in executive employment agreements.

Featured: Expert Q&A on Impact of #MeToo on Executive Employment Agreements

Practical Law Legal Update w-017-4408 (Approx. 2 pages)

Featured: Expert Q&A on Impact of #MeToo on Executive Employment Agreements

by Practical Law Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Published on 06 Nov 2018USA (National/Federal)
We asked Dmitriy Chelnitsky of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP to share his insights on the impact of the #MeToo movement on cause definitions in executive employment agreements.
The #MeToo movement has motivated employers to address workplace sexual harassment and misconduct. In addition to implementing new training programs and reevaluating their sexual harassment policies, our What's Market database reveals that some employers have revised the definition of "cause" in their executive employment agreements to explicitly reference violations of the company's sexual harassment policies. We asked Dmitriy Chelnitsky of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP to answer some questions about the impact of #MeToo on cause definitions in executive employment agreements.
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