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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3057942" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>He's not hurting, and won't be hurting in the future.</p><p>He will take a little class and be back on the air within 6 months with a fake tearful apology like they all do.</p><p><em>Today</em> show host Matt Lauer was fired by NBC on November 29 after a detailed complaint alleged he engaged in "inappropriate sexual behavior" <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sexual-misconduct/nbc-news-fires-today-anchor-matt-lauer-after-sexual-misconduct-n824831" target="_blank">while covering the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi</a>, Russia. (A potential pattern has since emerged: <em>Variety</em>published a <a href="http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/matt-lauer-accused-sexual-harassment-multiple-women-1202625959/#article-comments" target="_blank">story with allegations of Lauer's sexual harassment from multiple women</a> on Wednesday afternoon .)</p><p></p><p>Named co-anchor of <em>Today </em>in 1997, Lauer has commanded <a href="http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a13974064/matt-lauer-net-worth/" target="_blank">a salary that's been estimated at $28 million</a>, making him <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-matt-lauer-was-paid-annual-salary-2017-11/" target="_blank">one of the highest-paid figures in the entertainment industry, and certainly in the news business</a>. His contract was reported to end in 2018. And two prominent employment lawyers say they expect that for a period of time the network will continue to pay some, if not all, of that salary.</p><p></p><p>"My instinct, and based on my experience as an employment lawyer for over 35 years, is that there will be a payout," says Samuel Estreicher, an <a href="https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=19902" target="_blank">NYU law professor and director of the Center for Labor and Employment Law at the university</a>. "I would be surprised that a guy who’s created this much value for NBC has not worked out or negotiated an arrangement with NBC."</p><p></p><p>Brian Heller, a <a href="http://www.schwartzandperry.com/Attorneys/Brian-Heller.aspx" target="_blank">partner at Schwartz, Perry, & Heller</a>, says that while there is "no general right for anybody to receive a severance package in New York," it's likely that Lauer and fellow news anchor Charlie Rose, who was <a href="http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a13814680/charlie-rose-net-worth/" target="_blank">fired last week by CBS News and PBS following sexual harassment allegations</a>, will receive a payment.</p><p></p><p>"I would imagine that if the companies want these two individuals to remain quiet, they’ll probably purchase their silence just like so many other women’s silence has been purchased," Heller says.</p><p></p><p>Vanity Magazine has been doing an investigation for months. According to Vanity, he had a private office in a back room with a remote lock under the desk for the door to add privacy to "private meetings"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3057942, member: 5412"] He's not hurting, and won't be hurting in the future. He will take a little class and be back on the air within 6 months with a fake tearful apology like they all do. [I]Today[/I] show host Matt Lauer was fired by NBC on November 29 after a detailed complaint alleged he engaged in "inappropriate sexual behavior" [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sexual-misconduct/nbc-news-fires-today-anchor-matt-lauer-after-sexual-misconduct-n824831']while covering the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi[/URL], Russia. (A potential pattern has since emerged: [I]Variety[/I]published a [URL='http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/matt-lauer-accused-sexual-harassment-multiple-women-1202625959/#article-comments']story with allegations of Lauer's sexual harassment from multiple women[/URL] on Wednesday afternoon .) Named co-anchor of [I]Today [/I]in 1997, Lauer has commanded [URL='http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a13974064/matt-lauer-net-worth/']a salary that's been estimated at $28 million[/URL], making him [URL='http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-matt-lauer-was-paid-annual-salary-2017-11/']one of the highest-paid figures in the entertainment industry, and certainly in the news business[/URL]. His contract was reported to end in 2018. And two prominent employment lawyers say they expect that for a period of time the network will continue to pay some, if not all, of that salary. "My instinct, and based on my experience as an employment lawyer for over 35 years, is that there will be a payout," says Samuel Estreicher, an [URL='https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=19902']NYU law professor and director of the Center for Labor and Employment Law at the university[/URL]. "I would be surprised that a guy who’s created this much value for NBC has not worked out or negotiated an arrangement with NBC." Brian Heller, a [URL='http://www.schwartzandperry.com/Attorneys/Brian-Heller.aspx']partner at Schwartz, Perry, & Heller[/URL], says that while there is "no general right for anybody to receive a severance package in New York," it's likely that Lauer and fellow news anchor Charlie Rose, who was [URL='http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a13814680/charlie-rose-net-worth/']fired last week by CBS News and PBS following sexual harassment allegations[/URL], will receive a payment. "I would imagine that if the companies want these two individuals to remain quiet, they’ll probably purchase their silence just like so many other women’s silence has been purchased," Heller says. Vanity Magazine has been doing an investigation for months. According to Vanity, he had a private office in a back room with a remote lock under the desk for the door to add privacy to "private meetings" [/QUOTE]
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