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Expert Witness Services Compensation Venture Group, Inc. Fred Whittlesey Fred Whittlesey, Principal Consultant of Compensation Venture Group, Inc., has been providing expert witness and litigation...
View ArticleCompensation Litigation in the News – 13 June 2014
Former Goldman Trader Sues to Get $20 Million in Bonuses Bloomberg News A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) trader who helped lead the firm’s bets against subprime mortgages before the financial...
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View ArticleMicrosoft battles decision on “joint employer” status
Back in March 2015 I blogged about Microsoft’s new policy of requiring its US suppliers to provide their employees with 15 days of paid time off. I took issue with this approach to changing...
View ArticleCompensation Integrity: What the Heck is Going On?
Fred Whittlesey Compensation Venture Group, SPC An update on this continuing theme. Disney will pay $38 million in back wages after feds allege wage and hour violations Wouldn’t it be better to have...
View ArticleThe Real Risk of Working at a Startup
When we think of working at a startup, we might imagine a lower base salary, no annual bonus, sparse benefits, and lots of equity – usually stock options. Most realize that equity is a highly risky...
View ArticleWhen is not vested equity not not vested?
Takeaway: Broader legal concepts may override the technical details of performance-based equity grants. My 13-year-old daughter is learning in her 7th grade math class about computations with...
View ArticleCannabis Case Goes to US Supreme Court
Alice in Wonderland: Does Federal Law Apply to Cannabis Employees and Contractors? Most legal issues with cannabis companies have been on central business issues: Consumer health and safety...
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