In this era of economic uncertainty, companies are looking to cut costs and thus layoffs are always on the table. \u00a0Companies that engage in layoffs typically present their workers with a severance agreement to try to minimize their exposure to lawsuits. \u00a0Signing a severance agreement can have significant legal consequences. \u00a0Severance agreements can be intimidating documents, lengthy and full of legalese. \u00a0They are typically drafted by attorneys working for the employer and thus are always slanted in favor of the company. They contain promises, representations and waivers of certain rights.<\/p>\n
It is critical that a worker given a severance agreement understand what they are signing, and whether signing it at all makes sense. \u00a0This requires a lawyer that is familiar with the legal rights of workers who can assess the worker’s situation. \u00a0There is no one-size-fits all answer as to how a worker should respond to a severance agreement. \u00a0It depends on the worker’s potential claims against the company, how much is being offered, the non-monetary terms of the proposal, and a myriad of other factors.<\/p>\n
Josh Borsellino is based in Austin. He has reviewed hundreds of severance agreements and regularly pursues employment claims on behalf of workers. \u00a0He is well-equipped to assess a severance agreement and advise a worker of his or her legal rights. \u00a0He can review a severance agreement for a flat-fee or on an hourly basis depending on the circumstances. \u00a0If you have been given a severance agreement in the Austin area, give Josh a call at 817.908.9861 or complete this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this era of economic uncertainty, companies are looking to cut costs and thus layoffs are always on the table. \u00a0Companies that engage in layoffs typically present their workers with a severance agreement to try to minimize their exposure to lawsuits. \u00a0Signing a severance agreement can have significant legal consequences. \u00a0Severance agreements can be intimidating…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13470"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}