Legal Question in Workers Comp in New Jersey
severance
Hi-
My father was recently laid off from his company with no severance package?
Can they legally downsize and not offer a package?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: severance
If your father was management, he may have had an employment contract regulating this. If he was non-management he may have had a union contract regulating this. If he had neither, then technically speaking he could be fired for no reason at all without a severance package of any kind as long as it wasn't for any discriminatory reason. If for example he was over age 45 and he was replaced in his position by a person under age 45, he may have a claim for age discrimination. I would need to talk to you to get more details before I could give you a definite answer regarding your father specifically. Please contact me if you would like to discuss this. I never charge for simply talking to a person about their case. Thank you.
Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-
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