Severance negotiation and COBRA coverage

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Rolando wrote:
Usually a severance is accompanied by some sort of requirement, such as an NDA or non-compete, or even a forging of Unemployment Insurance Benefits.

Check the fine print

While non-competes are sometimes included, they frequently fail in any subsequent court cases in the face of right-to-work laws. They make sense only if the period is limited to what the severance covers. At least that is what I was told by my HR people.

Non-disparagement and non-disclosure are legitimate, and even non-poaching can be tricky but is common, for a defined time period.