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1、5ThingsYouShouldKnowBeforeSigningThatSeveranceAgreementQuestion:"IfeelthatIambeingdiscriminatedagainstatmyjob.Ihaveworkedtherefor20yearswithnoproblemsatall.InthelastmonthIhavebeenwrittenuponceforsomethingthathasalwaysbeendonewithnoproblems.TodayIwasconfrontedwithas
2、everancepackage.Iamtotallyconfusedbyallofthis.Ihavebeenrepeatedlyaskedwhatmyplansforthefuturewere,whenwasIgoingtoretire,etc.NowIamgiventhispackageandtoldthatIshouldsignitandreturnittomorrow.WhenIaskedwhatIthoughtwereveryimportantquestionsbecauseoftheconfusioninthew
3、ritingofthesepapers,westillgotconflictinganswers.ThebottomlineisthatifIdonotsignandreturnthembytomorrowthethreatofbeingfiredwithnothingatallhasalreadybeengiventome.Please,please,helpmemaketherightdecision."Thisisagreatquestion!Iencountermanypeoplewhoarepresentedwit
4、hseveranceagreementsandarepressuredtosignrightaway.Unfortunatelyforthereaderwhowrotethisquestion,heneededlegaladvicerightaway.Thisisn'ttherightforumforthat.Asalways,ifyouneedlegaladviceforyourspecificsituation,contactanemploymentlawyerinyourstate.Still,Ithoughttheq
5、uestionwasworthexploringbecauseithappenssooften.Theshortansweris,neveragreetoquityourjobunlessyou'reofferedsomethingsubstantial,likeenoughseveranceinafairagreementthatmakesitworthyourwhiletodoso.Thefactthattheemployerwaspressingforaquicksignaturetellsmethatsomethin
6、gwasprobablyfishyaboutthisagreement.Never,eversignanythingyoudon'tfullyunderstand.Herearesomeimportantthingstoconsiderwhenyouarepresentedwithaseveranceagreement:1.Takeyourtime:Becausethisreaderisclearlyover40,heshouldhavebeengivenatleast21daystoreviewtheagreementan
7、dtakeittoalawyerbeforehesigned.Ifhewasn'tgiventhattime,thenanyreleaseofagediscriminationclaimsmightnotbevalid.Ofcourse,theagreementprobablysayshehadthatmuchtime,andhe'sacknowledgingitifhesigned.Ifyou'rebeingpressuredtosignbeforeyouhaveachancetoproperlyreviewit,Isug
8、gestputtingyourrequestformoretimeinwriting,byemail,faxorsomewayyouhaveproofyousentit.Putinwritingthattheyhavegivenyouadeadlineofx-date,thatyouwan
