Legal Question in Employment Law in Massachusetts
Separation Agreements
My company recently terminated 5 of us. They included a severance agreement package. it is 12 paragraphs long and includes the provision "I will not proceed with any claims against said company". Does this mean I will not be able to file for unemployment once the severance term is up?
Asked on 2/10/98, 2:38 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Machado
Law Office of Mark S. Machado
Probably not....
If you signed the severance agreement which includedthe release of claims paragragh, it is likely that you'llbe limited only to certain types of wrongful terminationtypes of claims. There may be some claims that cannot be releasedand some claims that are not covered by the typical release(e.g. unemployment benefits)
Answered on 2/12/98, 9:57 am
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