San Diego severance review
San Diego Severance Review Lawyer
Severance buys your claims. Before you sell them, it is worth knowing whether you have any.
This page covers severance agreements for San Diego employees. For the statewide rules see the statewide severance review, and for other San Diego claims see the San Diego hub.
San Diego Severance Comes in Cycles
Biotech and life sciences funding rounds, defense and aerospace contract cycles, telecom and semiconductor restructures, and the university and health system employers across the county. San Diego severance tends to arrive in groups rather than one at a time.
A group termination changes the rules. It lengthens the consideration period and it triggers a disclosure of the job titles and ages of everyone selected and not selected.
The Disclosure Is the Part Worth Reading
In a group layoff of employees 40 or older, the employer has to hand over that selection data. It is the one document in the pile that is not about you, and it is frequently the one that shows whether the selection had a pattern.
Most people never read it. It arrives as an appendix of job titles and ages and looks like paperwork.
Equity, Bonuses and What the Release Cannot Touch
Unvested equity and deferred compensation follow the plan documents. Wages already earned are governed by the Labor Code, and certain wage rights cannot be released at all. Those three things frequently sit in tension inside one agreement.
Where a San Diego Case Would Be Filed
San Diego County Superior Court handles civil filings at the Hall of Justice, 330 West Broadway downtown, with federal claims going to the Southern District of California, also downtown. The Labor Commissioner office is at 7575 Metropolitan Drive, Room 210, on (619) 220-5451. There is no Civil Rights Department office in San Diego; the nearest are Los Angeles and Riverside, and most employees file online.
Find Out Where You Stand
Three questions and a phone number. An attorney reads every one, and you hear back within one business day.
San Diego Severance FAQ
I was laid off with twenty colleagues. Does that change anything?
Yes. A group termination lengthens the consideration period and triggers the selection disclosure.
What Happens to Unvested Equity From a San Diego Biotech?
The plan documents govern, and they often say something different from the severance agreement. Both need reading together.
Can I Be Held to a Non-Compete?
California voids non-competes in nearly all employment situations, and recent legislation strengthened that.
Is There a Deadline to Decide?
There is, and it is usually longer than the letter implies if you are 40 or older.
Employment Law Resources
- Government Code 12964.5, separation agreements and consulting counsel: leginfo
- Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, waivers and disclosures: eeoc.gov
- Business and Professions Code 16600, non-competes void: leginfo
- San Diego County Superior Court, civil filing: sdcourt.ca.gov
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