The firm has active and robust practice representing individuals who have been fired. Our clients in this area are primarily mid-level and senior executives who have been employed in both the public and private sectors. We have regularly been able to secure severance payments when none have been offered and to negotiate enhanced compensation and benefits compared to what employees have initially offered. When required, complaints with agencies such as the EEOC or court actions are also pursued on behalf of our clients.
The rules of our society do not permit an individual to slap or punch a colleague without severe consequences for the aggressor. However, every day corporate executives and their Human Resource departments deliver a virtual “gut punch” that can devastate the terminated employee – imperil their health care, break their most important social connections and jeopardize their finances. It often happens in an unexpected instant and it can be a knockout blow.
No one wants to receive the invitation to the meeting where their employment will be terminated. But for those who do, the knowledgeable advocacy our firm can provide can assist in improving upon the difficult situation in which they find themselves.
Our Partner, Steven Peri, is a former General Counsel of two publicly traded companies. In these roles, he oversaw Human Resource departments and is very familiar with the way in which such situations arise and are resolved. He has written about the devastating effect an unexpected employment termination can have on the person dismissed and their family.