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: Wrongful Termination
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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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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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After determining the internal rate of return of the structured settlement proposal, you can compare it to the after-tax rates available through alternative structured settlement plans or by taking a lump sum and investing in various taxable or tax-exempt financial instruments.
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A favorable PLR, which while based on an employment claim, opens the door to using structured settlements to resolve a multitude of non-physical injury claims, fraud, slander, wrongful imprisonment and other types of claims not excluded from income under the Internal Revenue Code.