Re: should I sign a separation agreement & release?

Thank you for your inquiry.

Whether you should sign depends upon the terms of the agreement and whether you will be able to obtain comparable employment. How many weeks per year of service are you receiving? What about pension and/or 401k credit? What happens to your benefits, especially health insurance? Why are you being terminated if the manager approved the changes? I would strongly recommend that the terms of your situation be reviewed with counsel asap. I would be pleased to speak with you further. Thank you again for your question.

Joseph F. Tremiti

Re: should I sign a separation agreement & release?

In order to get the severance package you would probably need to sign but you may have gorunds for wrongful discharge. If you think that you might want to pursue litigation to protect your rights, do not sign this agreement.

Should you like to discuss this or any other legal matter, you can e-mail me for more information about low cost face-to-face, on-line, or a telephone consultation with a lawyer in our office.

Re: should I sign a separation agreement & release?

As a general response and without getting too detailed, this mattere sounds like it would be worth discussing. Our office has handled several such cases. Your inital inquiry depends upon the text of your employer's documents [employee's manual, guidelines, etc.] that refer to severance.

Further, it appears from your brief description above that your opinion regarding the termination is correct in that it seems as though it was retalitory.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at 914-238-5800 for a consult, since your rights are limited by one or more Statutes of Limitations.

- Peter W. Yoars, Jr.