Media Mentions
Feb 27, 2018
Michael Fleischer quoted in Bloomberg BNA
Michael Fleischer was quoted in a February 27 story from Bloomberg BNA, "Sexual Harassment Tax Change Puts Pinch on Confidential Settlements," on how a new tax law provision, codified as tax code Section 162(q), intended to discourage the use of “hush money” in sexual harassment settlements could hurt harassment claimants as well as employers. Fleischer said that a large employer might have greater resources to absorb the tax hit under Section 162(q) for a settlement including a nondisclosure pact, while a smaller employer might find it more critical to get the tax deduction, even if it means risking adverse publicity.