Should a Lawyer Review My Severance Before I Sign? | Cole Lefebvre

You should absolutely have a lawyer review your severance package before signing. There’s things that we look for in a severance package that most people don’t notice. And we can make sure that you’re getting a fair offer from the company.

A particularly memorable case that I worked on was a situation where an employer was preventing an employee from receiving their stock options in accordance with the stock option plan. The employee had tried on numerous occasions to have the employer pay without success. We reached out to the company

If you are discriminated against in the workplace, you essentially have two options. The first one is obviously an Alberta human rights complaint. You can bring that for any form of discrimination. Secondarily, if you are terminated as a result of the discrimination, you would also have a civil claim

No, your employer can’t legally retaliate if you make a report of harassment. Alberta law protects employees from any negative treatment or termination for making a good faith complaint about workplace harassment.

We get this question a lot and a lot of people aren’t sure if they can actually negotiate for more or if this number is set in stone. There’s always options for employees to negotiate their severance packages. Typically, employers will offer something on the lower end of that range.