Learn how to minimize the impact of employment related litigation and settlements to your bottom line.
This presentation will introduce HR professionals to common issues that arise in the context of employment litigation settlements. The program will cover the general rules that apply to determining the income tax treatment of a litigation settlement, with an emphasis on the forms of damages that a plaintiff in an employment-related lawsuit may recover. Concerning employment lawsuits, the program will address the documents that are key to determining how the settlement payment should be allocated across the various claims and how that affects the employer's tax reporting. The risks of errors in the process and unique issues for both plaintiffs and employers will also be explored.
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Agenda
Tax Treatment of Litigation Settlements Generally
- Origin of the Claim Rule
- Employment Settlements: Ordinary Income
- Wages
- Unpaid Benefits
- Liquidated Damages
- Emotional Distress
- Punitive Damages
Documentation and Tax Reporting
- Complaint - the Claims Raised
- Settlement Agreement - the Claims Actually Settled
- Tax Forms
- W2
- 1099 (Misc, Nec)
- Tax Reporting in Class Actions
Risks of Getting It Wrong
- Employer Risks
- Employee Risks
Unique Issues
- Cutting the Check: Plaintiff as Payee, Plaintiff's Attorney as Payee, and Corresponding Reporting Obligations
- Structured Settlements
- For the Plaintiff: Deductibility of Legal Fees
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This course was last revised on January 11, 2024.
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- AK CLE 1.0
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- AR CLE 1.0
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- CA MCLE 1.0
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- CT CLE 1.0
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- GA CLE 1.0
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- HI CLE 1.0
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- IL CLE 1.0
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- MN CLE 1.0
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- MO CLE 1.3
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- ND CLE 1.0
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- NM CLE 1.0
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- NV CLE 1.0
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- NY CLE 1.0 including Areas of Professional Practice 1
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- OH CLE 1.0
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- PA CLE 1.0
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- RI CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.0 hours of CLE credit.
- UT CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE hours.
- VA CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 CLE credit hours.
- VT CLE 1.0
- This self-study program has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board of Vermont for 1.0 hour(s) of CLE credit. Please note: Attorneys may only claim 12 credits per compliance period in this format. This course is considered "Non-Moderated Programming without Interactivity".
- WA CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 hours of A/V credit under the Law & Legal Procedure category.
- WI CLE 1.0
- This program qualifies for 1.0 hour(s) of ondemand CLE through the WI Board of Bar Examiners.
- WV MCLE 1.3
- This program has been approved by the West Virginia State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.3 MCLE hours.
To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the "credits" tab when viewing the course.
Virginia MCLE requirements do not allow approval for programs that do not include an audio or audiovisual component.
This program was previously offered as a live webinar. Virginia MCLE requirements do not allow approval for attendance at duplicate programs.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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- AK CLE 1.0
- Arizona CLE 1.0
- CA MCLE 1.0
- CT CLE 1.0
- HI CLE 1.0
- MO CLE 1.3
- NJ CLE 1.3
- NM CLE 1.0
- NY CLE 1.0 including Areas of Professional Practice 1
- OR CLE 1.0
- VT CLE 1.0
- WA CLE 1.0
- WV MCLE 1.3
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Matthew J. Meltzer
Flaster/Greenberg
Matthew Meltzer
- Counsel for Flaster Greenberg’s Business & Corporate Department
- Member of the Taxation Group at Flaster Greenberg
- Speaks at several national events regarding the tax treatment of litigation settlements, for both plaintiffs and attorneys
- Published in Law360 on the tax pitfalls to avoid in reporting employment litigation settlements
- Spent 2 years as a labor and employment litigator before transitioning to tax practice
- Advises a leading industry group on the tax treatment of structured settlements
- B.A. degree, Swarthmore College; J.D. degree, Vanderbilt University School of Law
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