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Tax

Aug. 4, 2021

Taxing Chef Mario Batali’s sexual harassment settlement

Whenever money changes hands, there are tax issues, and that is certainly true with the legal settlement by celebrity Chef Mario Batali and his ex-partner.

Robert W. Wood

Managing Partner
Wood LLP

333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601

Phone: (415) 834-0113

Fax: (415) 789-4540

Email: wood@WoodLLP.com

Univ of Chicago Law School

Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.

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Whenever money changes hands, there are tax issues, and that is certainly true with the legal settlement by celebrity Chef Mario Batali and his ex-partner. The duo are paying $600,000 for claims of sexual harassment of employees at Batali's restaurants. Batali and TV food show judge Joe Bastianich's settlement payment is being divided among at least 20 workers according to New York Attorney General Letitia James who announced the deal.

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