Fox News, "On the Record," 10 p.m. Monday: "We ended up settling for what would have been a termination settlement, quite frankly … Maybe three months' salary or something like that, just vaguely trying to recall it.
"I am also aware that CIA will still be required to pay termination settlement costs, which we are still estimating".
In practice, the pre-termination negotiations may lead to more employers having conversations about termination, and offering settlement agreements, which the employee feels under pressure to accept.
Mr. Garabedian also told the court that the sudden termination of the settlement on Friday had devastated his clients, some of whom, he said, were known to be suicidal or to have alcohol or drug problems that might be worsened by a breakdown of the settlement.
But later, in an interview with Greta Van Susteren on her Fox News show, "On the Record," he said "there was some sort of settlement or termination" but "no big settlement".
If you do not want to stay, your employer may be receptive to "without prejudice" discussions surrounding a mutually agreed termination, by signing a settlement agreement.
But in an interview with Greta Van Susteren of the Fox News Channel shown Monday night, he acknowledged that in at least one case "there was some sort of settlement or termination," worth "maybe three months' salary".
"The charge was filed, they did investigate, it was found to be baseless and yes, there was some sort of settlement or termination," Mr. Cain said to Greta Van Susteren on her Fox News show, "On the Record," according to excerpts released by the network.
However, Judge Chen's interpretation of the law may push many drivers, who sued over the lack of reimbursement for expenses and notice before termination, out of the settlement.
His long-term relationship with the actor Linda Doucett had ended midway through the show's run; when she was fired from her role as Kingsley's assistant she sued for sexual harassment and wrongful termination, winning $1m million in a settlement.
After filing a whistle-blower wrongful termination lawsuit, he received a $755,000 settlement from the S.E.C. in June 2010.
