No advance notice of termination or resignation is required. If advance notice of resignation is given, it can be accepted, rejected, or modified by the employer.
Fraud, misrepresentation, duress, or unconscionability are common defenses you can use if you want to void a severance agreement that you already signed.
Can a severance agreement be withdrawn? It depends. In many states, you may withdraw your agreement to the severance package within seven days after you sign it. If you have 21 days to consider the offer, then your employer cannot withdraw it during that time.
Okay, unfortunately without any type of contractual obligation a severance package is entirely voluntary on the part of the employer and they can rescind that offer at any time up until the employee accepts it.
It depends. In many states, you may withdraw your agreement to the severance package within seven days after you sign it. If you have 21 days to consider the offer, then your employer cannot withdraw it during that time.
Fraud, misrepresentation, duress, or unconscionability are common defenses you can use if you want to void a severance agreement that you already signed.
Okay, unfortunately without any type of contractual obligation a severance package is entirely voluntary on the part of the employer and they can rescind that offer at any time up until the employee accepts it.
If so, California law requires that before signing a severance agreement, your employer advise you that you have right to consult an attorney and that you have at least 21 days to consider the agreement before signing it. You also have 7 days after signing the agreement to revoke it.