Offsetting the Increased Tax Burden Resulting from a Lump Sum Award, from Kenneth Economy v. Sutter Hospital.

Calculation of economic damages for wrongfully terminated employees should now account for “tax neutralization”. Last year, on February 4th, 2019 the California Court of Appeals approved the Judge’s order to award a for tax neutralization in a wrongful termination matter.uld be compensated a dollar amount equal to the adverse tax consequence.