Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

I was terminated from my executive director position on 4/6/11 the company gave me paperwork

a seperation agreement which also offering me one month pay $4,000.00mI do not understand all

the contents of the agreement but do not want to accept the 4,000.00 because I do not feel it is enough money based on my position and all the work I did for the company they terminated because

a management company was taking over and I had 2 greivances filed against the COO wife who was not an employee but was sent to the community I managed to help out with marketing.

the contract is due to be signed in 2 weeks by the owners and partners and they wanted me out of the way, where do I stand legally and do I have to accept this, please advise.


Asked on 4/13/11, 5:37 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Behren Behren Law Firm

You probably want to have an employment lawyer look at the agreement and talk to you about your options. In Florida your employer is not required to give you severance. Usually it is given in exchange for a release of possible claims. The evaluation should be do you have legal claims against your former employer that exceed the amount of severance being offered. If that is the case, you may not want to sign the severance. Also, if you retain a lawyer, sometimes we can negotiate the amount of the severance. For more information on this topic check our our employee rights blog www.takethisjobnshoveitblog.com or our website www.behrenlaw.com.

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Answered on 4/13/11, 6:04 pm


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