D. Scott Crook, the Utah Employment Lawyer, discusses when employees may have to return signing bonuses and other signing bonus questions. 00:00 Intro 02:37 If I voluntarily leave a company when do I have to repay my signing bonus? 09:50 If I am laid off, do I have to repay my signing bonus? 14:46 If you are promised a signing bonus after signing your offer letter, is it owed to you?

The NLRB recently made a ruling in a case that many "LinkedIn lawyers" are misinterpreting. Listen to figure out what this decision really means and how it will impact severance agreements moving forward.

D. Scott Crook, the Utah Employment Lawyer, discusses harassment in the workplace:

3:34 - Legal Definition of Harassment

7:54 - What to do if you are experiencing a protected form of harassment

9:52 - What to do if your boss is powerful

11:04 - What to do if you are experience a form of harassment that is not protected by law

12:20 - Can you negotiate a better severance if you are being harassed?

13:49 - Preparing to exit a company

D. Scott Crook, the Utah Employment Lawyer, shows what NOT to do in a severance negotiation letter and discusses why everyone should counsel with a severance lawyer before taking any action on an offered severance package.  

0:00 - Intro and Disclaimer 

1:02 - Introducing the bad severance negotiation letter 

6:28 - First paragraph 

8:28 - Bringing up old accomplishments 

9:53 - Don't bring up performing "extra" duties 

12:34 - Don't try to justify your actions based on the actions of others 

16:08 - Don't admit to sharing confidential information 

20:35 - Why do people think it's a good idea to justify their actions in their severance negotiation letter? 

26:12 - A severance lawyer should review your severance package 

28:10 - Can an employer revoke a severance agreement? 

35:19 - A severance lawyer can potentially help you get much more from your severance than you realize.

D. Scott Crook, the Utah Employment Lawyer, discusses critical severance provisions that executives often ignore:  

- Favorable job recommendations 

- Non-competition agreements 

- Non-solicitation agreements 

- Mutual waiving of claims 

- Non-disparagement clauses 

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D. Scott Crook is the Utah Employment Lawyer. Fired Up focuses on questions that he frequently receives from his professional and executive clients regarding severance, employee stock option agreements, executive employment contracts, and more.  

Scott has represented public and private employers with their human resource and employment law needs for the last 20+ years. Scott's practice is unique because he also represents executive-level employees and professionals unlike many other lawyers in his field. 

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0:00 - Intro and Disclaimer 

1:09 - Other severance provisions are just as important as compensation 

4:06 - Which severance provisions should be negotiated? 

5:40 - Why are other severance provisions just as important as compensation? 

10:14 - Job search assistance as a severance provision 

11:38 - How often do employers agree to negotiate on these provisions? 

13:22 - Non-disparagement clauses 

15:07 - Often, these provisions are more important than compensation 

15:53 - Take a deep breath and call a lawyer

D. Scott Crook, the Utah Employment Lawyer, discusses these frequently asked questions about severance:

• Who is entitled to a severance agreement?
• When is it customary for an employer to give severance?
• Should you ask for severance if it's not immediately offered to you?