Severance Agreement Lawyers
When an employee gets laid off or terminated, the employer may provide a severance package. While employers are not legally required to offer severance, when they extend such an offer, it is important to make sure the offer is a fair and appropriate one.
The team at Buchsbaum & Haag has decades of experience in severance-related matters, helping both protect workers financial interests and fight on their behalf if employer requirement have not been met.
Severance Agreement Lawyers
When an employee gets laid off or terminated, the employer may provide a severance package. While employers are not legally required to offer severance, when they extend such an offer, it is important to make sure the offer is a fair and appropriate one.
The team at Buchsbaum & Haag has decades of experience in severance-related matters, helping both protect workers financial interests and fight on their behalf if employer requirement have not been met.
Proactive Representation
In our experience, employees usually have a combination of three interests when bringing a severance agreement for one of our employee rights lawyer to review:
PROTECT INTERESTS
You may have no problems with your employer, but just want to make sure that there is nothing in the complicated agreement that is harmful to your interests.
NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS
You may believe that the employer’s reasons for terminating you were unjustified, and would like an experienced employment lawyer to negotiate a higher severance payment.
ASESS & STRATEGIZE
You may believe that you were wrongfully terminated and want an assessment of whether you have a case. Buchsbaum & Haag can offer an opinion about the strength of the case and whether it would make sense to reject the severance offer in favor of litigation.
Severance Experts
We have a great deal of experience working with all of these scenarios. Additional issues that come up in severance agreements are questions about the legality of non-compete agreements, tax questions related to the severance, and how the severance may impact your rights to unemployment.
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1. REVIEW
We undertake a line-by-line review of your severance, ensuring it is fair and appropriate
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2. CUSTOM RECOMMENDATION
After conducting due diligence, we will provide a fully-customized recommendation based on all based on your individual situation.
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3. NEGOTIATION
If your severance is found to be lacking or unfair, we will negotiate on your behalf with your employer
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4. LITIGATION
If your employer operated illegally or unethically, we will fight for you in court
The WARN Act
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is a federal law enacted in 2003 that protects the rights of workers in massive layoffs or relocations.
Under the WARN Act, employers laying off more than 50 employees in a 30-day period are required to give 60 days’ notice.
If you believe your rights have been violated under the WARN Act, we can discuss your case with you and take any necessary legal action.