When you’re fired or laid off, a severance package can offer a sense of relief—but it often brings a wave of overwhelm, too.

A model short-form separation agreement (also known as a severance agreement) between a private employer and departing non-unionized, at-will employee, with explanatory notes and drafting tips.

Departing workers could request other forms of support, like letters of reference or even language in the severance agreement that says the company won't oppose any decision by a state agency to ...

Such agreements were also at odds with labor law at the outset of the #MeToo era in the late 2010s, before the 2020 shift in approach. But many employees covered by those agreements were most ...

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The National Labor Relations Board issued the ruling this week, which said employees cannot be prevented from making disparaging remarks about their former employer in exchange for severance.