Your company is about to conduct some layoffs. That’s common enough. You don’t want to be sued. So you offer the employee severance benefits along with a release. Since your employee is over 40 years old, you really don’t want to deal with age discrimination claims. So you include in your waiver any claims under […]
My Employee Signed A Severance Agreement. So Why Is S/he Suing Me?
Have you ever had to let an employee go? If you haven’t, chances are you will at some point. Do you or would you give severance pay? If so, hopefully you get a signed severance agreement that includes a release from your soon-to-be former employee. I’ve written here, here and here about severance agreements. This […]