Severance Packages

Kathleen M. Sweeney - Indianapolis Severance Negotiation Lawyer

In many workplace discrimination or sexual harassment cases, the relationship between the employee and the employer is seriously damaged enough that it makes sense to negotiate a favorable severance package for the employee. If you believe that a negotiated departure from your workplace might be the best resolution for your employment problem, contact Indiana employment law attorney Kathleen Sweeney in Indianapolis.

She can represent you in severance negotiations to resolve an employment discrimination or sexual harassment claim, or in situations where a corporation is downsizing due to economic conditions or merger. Kathleen Sweeney has arranged for severance packages on behalf of her clients in the publishing, health care, manufacturing, and retail industries.

Most clients stand to benefit from a settlement that includes most or all of the following features:

• Lump sum payment of three to twelve months' salary, with some of the money characterized as damages for the employee's tax purposes
• Negotiated references for future employers
• COBRA payments to cover the employee's health care
• Outplacement services for future employment and vocational advice
• Continued access to company voice mail service while job hunting

As part of a negotiated severance package, you might be asked to accept noncompetition or confidentiality terms, which are frequently negotiable, but generally acceptable to the departing employee.

One important advantage of a negotiated departure from your job is the savings in time and anxiety it will represent over litigation of your claims. A relatively fast resolution of your workplace problem through negotiated severance will allow you to get on with the rest of your career sooner rather than later.

For additional information about whether a negotiated severance package might be a promising avenue for resolving your discrimination or harassment claim, contact Indianapolis severance agreement attorney Kathleen Sweeney.

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