Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Enforceable severance agreement?

I signed a severance agreement. along with the agreement a letter from the hr director stating my lay off was due to position elimination. I later found out they hired someone else with the same title i had!! IS the agreement enforceable being that i signed relying on the reason for layoff in the letter, then finding out that that information was incorrect and i was lied to. had I known the real reason i would have never signed!


Asked on 5/23/02, 9:03 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brendan Chao Brendan Chao - Attorney & Counselor at Law

Re: Enforceable severance agreement?

How long ago did you sign the severance agreement? These agreements are generally difficult to contest unless you can show fraudulent behavior on the part of your employer.

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Answered on 5/24/02, 10:00 am


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