Structured Settlements 4Real®Blog 2026
Structured settlements expert John Darer reviews the latest structured settlements and settlement planning information and news, and provides expert opinion and highly regarded commentary. that is spicy, Informative, irreverent and effective for over 20 years.
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Category: employment structured settlements
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There is a general prohibition on advertising state guaranty funds in connection with the sale of insurance, including annuities.Yet Annuity Straight Talk speaks of state guaranty funds to promote secondary market “annuities” in a manner that appears to be never intended by state insurance law
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John Darer Reviews why structured settlements are a useful solution to employers and employees in settlement discussions for claims of age, disability, ethnic, gender, gender identity, or religious discrimination, sexual harassment, failure to promote, or lost pension differential
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Settlements for wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, failure to promote, ADEA and other employment lawsuits, represent taxable damages. Lawyers for employers and employees can bring efficient conclusion to employment cases by using non qualified structured settlements
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Employment Related Structured Settlements can help Bridge Gaps, Defer Tax and Guarantee Cash Flow to Help Settle Employment Cases. An incredibly humanistic settlement solution for employment related claims and lawsuits
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Why use structured settlements in employment settlements? If you are a plaintiff your employment settlement proceeds are taxable and your employment lawsuit recovery could be ALOT smaller. John Darer discusses settlement planning solutions for emotional distress, discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, failure to promote and other employment related claims
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Non-qualified assignments can be used in environmental, divorce, employment, property cases, commercial disputes and attorney fees as well as like deferral of celebrity endorsement fees, lotteries and contests and structured installment sales (an alternative to the 1031 Exchange
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The lack of a withholding tax solution poses a challenge for incorporating lost wage claims into employment structured settlements. A 2008 IRS Private Letter Ruling clarifies the tax treatment of such recoveries, but the withholding issue within the structured settlement framework is yet unresolved..
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Non qualified structured settlements help spread tax liabilities throughout future years, smoothing out income and potentially alleviating high tax obligations in the year of settlement. A potentially greater overall payout than would otherwise be achieved with a lump sum payment even after taxes