Reader Comment Concerning My 2/11/07 Post On Criminal Background Checks and Employment Screening
Criminal Background Check left the following comment on my February 11, 2007, post “Employee Screening and Risk Assessment“:
The latest thing is what people have done/posted on online. Employers are now starting to scour perspective employees Social Networking sites such as Facebook, and MySpace to see what they are up to in their own time. Let [...]
Attorney Feedback On My July 6, 2007, Post
In response to my July 6, 2007, post concerning a prospective client’ s questions regarding employee severance and separation agreements, Pennsylvania employment attorney Michael Moore posted the following comment:
Your comment about “precedent” is right on point for a number of reasons. First, even if your separation agreement includes a confidentiality clause, the information always seems [...]
Prospective Client Inquires About Severance & Separation Agreements
A prospective client asked me about separation and severance agreements. More specifically, the company asked about terminating a long time employee (who’s also over 40 years old), and if they should offer this individual a severance and/or have them sign a separation agreement.
Generally speaking, whenever I’m asked about employment agreements (e.g., severance, separation, hiring, noncompete [...]

