Should I Sign a Separation Agreement?

Elliott Stapleton Employment Law

For Employees Like the answer to most legal questions, it depends.  The legal reason your employer is offering you a separation (or severance) agreement is to secure a legal release of almost every legal claim you may have against it.  In exchange for a certain amount of severance pay, your employer achieves a sense of finality surrounding the termination in …

To Which Employment Laws Is Your Business Subject? The Minimum Statutory Requirements of Various State and Federal Laws.

Elliott Stapleton Employment Law

With so many employment laws on the books, at the state and federal level, and many with different requirements regarding applicability, it can be confusing to determine which laws apply to your business.  Given the importance of different obligations, policies and restrictions imposed upon businesses by the various laws, and the hefty penalties for violating them, it is critical that …