31. Expatriation and Relocation

"To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problem of contentment"
George E. Woodberry

i. Expatriation

1. NL 1: New Expatriate Request: “Pollution Perq’s”
2. NL 2: Expatriate Assignments – The 18 Mandatory Requests
3. NL 3: “Employer Ask You to Sign an Agreement? Ask Your Employer to Pay Your Legal Cost”
4. QA 1: “Can an employer strand an employee overseas?”
5. QA 2: “Claw-back: If no amount is stated, is it enforceable?”
6. QA 3: “When moving from one ex-pat job to another, who is responsible for previous taxes and returns?”
7. QA 4: “Stranded and abandoned on overseas assignment. What to do?”

ii. Relocation

1. NL 1: Did You Know That . . . Employer-Paid Moving Expenses are Now Taxed as Employee Income?
2. NL 2: If You’re Asked to Relocate, Think Ahead to Your Need for “Re-Relocation”
3. QA 1: “Can a relocation repayment obligation last forever, if the words suggest that?”
4. QA 2: “Claw-back: If no amount is stated, is it enforceable?”
5. QA 3: “If my employer aborts my relocation, do I still have to reimburse it if I leave?”