- Former Athletic Director Patrick Nero received $1.3 million in severance payments during the 2019 fiscal year, according to a financial disclosure.
- Nero stepped down from his post in December of 2017 and faced allegations of misconduct less than a year later for acting inappropriately with student-athletes, athletic department staff and recent graduates.
- Employment law experts said receiving severance after resigning is not unusual, but details about how long he could receive payments depend on his employment contract and agreement with GW, which is not made public.
- “Analytically, it appears he may have resigned for good reason, and that’s analogous for a termination without just cause,” said Steven Sholk, a lawyer and director in the corporate department of Gibbons P.C. -Emily Maise, The GW Hatchet. Read More.
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