# Employment Severance Negotiation Agreement Lawyer > Before agreeing to a severance package, it is wise to review the terms with an employment lawyer to ensure that you are being offered a reasonable package. Source: https://worklawyeroc.com/severance-agreement-lawyer-orange-county/ Firm: Employment Lawyers Group — employee-side employment lawyers since 1993. Serving Orange County County, California. Phone: (714) 210-8000 (calling is the fastest way to reach the legal team) Office: 2522 Chambers Rd, #100, Tustin, CA 92780 Contact form: https://worklawyeroc.com/contact/ Consultations are free and confidential; cases are taken on contingency. --- Some companies offer what is known as a, “Severance Agreement” as part of their employment termination package. If you suspect there is a brewing case against the employer for [unpaid wages](https://worklawyeroc.com/orange-county-unpaid-wages-attorney/), commissions, bonuses, or your job termination was due to a protected characteristic such as [age](https://worklawyeroc.com/orange-county-age-discrimination-attorney/), disability, [FMLA](https://worklawyeroc.com/leave-of-absence-attorney-orange-county/), or [pregnancy](https://worklawyeroc.com/orange-county-pregnancy-discrimination-attorney/) it is best to consult an experienced employee lawyer to find out if bringing a lawsuit is appropriate. It is also possible severance is being offered to an employee who engaged in whistleblowing by complaining about unlawful conduct in the workplace. Finally, if a victim of [sexual harassment](https://worklawyeroc.com/sexual-harassment-attorney-orange-county/) is being asked to leave because the company does not want to transfer or fire the sexual harasser severance is generally not the way to go, a lawsuit is the answer. Call (714) 210-8000 to find out whether a real employment lawyer (not a secretary) thinks you should forget about the severance and sue your employer. Before agreeing to a severance package, it is wise to review the terms with an employment lawyer to ensure that you are being offered a reasonable package. Severance pay is often offered because the employee has what would be a good employment lawsuit. In those situations accepting a severance payment is not wise. A few weeks or months pay is not acceptable compensation if you were defrauded into accepting employment, or you are being fired because you are a whistle blower. Likewise, victims of sexual harassment who are being forced out because they have complained of sexual harassment or rejected the advances of a supervisor should not sign their rights away for little compensation in a severance agreement. Only experienced employment lawyers like Karl Gerber, who has handled more than 2,000 employment cases, can properly advise you what your potential job claims might be worth. ## **Consult with an Orange County Severance Agreement Attorney** The Employment Lawyers Group has been able to negotiate some six-figure severance agreements. Those situations, however, involved employees who could have sued for age discrimination, or disability discrimination. If there is a real case, the best option is to file a lawsuit. The Employment Lawyers Group will evaluate whether the employee is likely to do better if they bring a lawsuit. Part of doing better means the employee will receive more money than they are being offered after paying the contingency fee to negotiate a severane agreement. Rest assured the advice will be more ethical than other law firms looking to chrun a legal fee even if that means delaying an employer payout and costing the employee more than they would have cleared had they taken the severance. Why hire an attorney for a severance agreement? The bottom line is if an employee might have a case against their employer, they should not take a severance payment of weeks or a few months of pay. Most underlying potential cases for employees require the employer to pay their attorney fees and costs if they lose. Therefore, the employer's liability for the contingency fee and costs of the lawsuit should be factored into a settlement if the case does not go to trial. 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