Hamilton Law - Bucks County PA Attorneys for Severance Benefits Who is eligible for a severance agreement during a layoff?A layoff is generally a controlled involuntary separation of a group of employees from the company. Not all layoffs involve payment of separation...
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Am I entitled to a severance agreement?
Am I entitled to a severance agreement?There is no legal requirement that you receive any form of severance when you are terminated from your job. That being said, many employers will offer a severance package. This package comes in the form of a give and take-they...
My co-worker is making inappropriate comments at work-is that harassment?
It certainly may be harassment but not all harassment is equal, or actionable. This means that your legal action will depend on the specific details of the comments being made. Comments about your clothing, appearance, body etc. being made by an employee of the...
Who Crafts a Severance Agreement?
Without exception, it is always your employer’s lawyer who prepares the severance agreement. That means that it is designed to achieve all of the company’s objectives, i.e. to get you to release any and all claims that you might have against your former employer in...
Can I be fired for looking for another job while employed?
If you are an at will employee, as most are, then, yes, you could be fired for looking for another job. As an at will employee, an employer can fire you for no reason or any reason as long as it is not a discriminatory reason. Your employer may perceive the fact that...