The terms of each agreement can vary greatly, and the initial severance package offered may not adequately compensate you for the loss of your job and the legal rights you're waiving. It's also not uncommon for employers to impose deadlines, attempting to pressure you into accepting a less favorable offer.
Most termination clauses are an agreement between the employer and the employee that in the event the employer elects to dismiss the employee without cause, the employee will only receive what they are entitled to under the Employment Standards Code.
The difference between being laid off and fired is who is at fault. Being fired means you are terminated from your job due to something that the company deems was your fault. If you are laid off, that means the company deems that they are at fault.
Firing in Arizona Firing can occur due to poor performance, misconduct, or a violation of company policies. Arizona follows the “at-will” employment doctrine, allowing employers to terminate employees without cause as long as the termination is not discriminatory or retaliatory.
Arizona law provides that an employer may terminate an employee at any time. The term is called “at-will employment.” The legal basis for this is that the employment relationship is considered to be like a contract and at any time either party may decide to end the employment relationship. (A.R.S. § 23-1501).
Like many other states, Arizona is an “at-will” employment state. This generally means that employers can terminate employees at any time for any reason—or even no reason at all—without incurring legal liability. Likewise, an employee can quit at any time without providing a reason or advanced notice.