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Viral TikTok Lawyers Not Signing Documents When Leaving Work - Do All Lawyers Agree?
TikTok has become a growing resource for finding everything from dollar store tips to cleanup hacks and personal finance advice. One of the most recent videos to go viral aims to provide professional advice to employees who may have been fired, fired, or quit their jobs.
@AttorneyRyan, an employment attorney, advises viewers: "Just because your boss or HR says you have to sign something, doesn't mean you should. Well, you don't have to sign papers when you're fired. You don't have to sign papers when you're going to work. "
But is it true? But have you ever felt comfortable signing paperwork from your former employer? Sometimes, it can happen, said several lawyers interviewed by GOBankingRates.
Understand the separation agreement
In most cases, employers can offer severance pay to terminated employees.
Alex Granovsky, a practicing lawyer at Granovsky & Sundaresh, PLLC, explains how severance agreements — or separation and release agreements — work. “Basically, it is an exchange between an employer and a former employee. In exchange for promises from former employers - in particular, promises not to hire former workers, employers give something to workers... primarily, money.
He continued, "I think there are certain situations where an employee has to register."
However, says Granovsky, if you believe you have been unfairly fired or discriminated against because of your age, race or disability, you do not need to sign a termination agreement. "You pay as an employee X dollars so you don't value the company," suggests Granovsky. And if you have reason to sue a company for discrimination in, say, a multi-million dollar lawsuit, you don't want to waive your right to sue.