66. An employment lawyer on layoffs | Justin Clark

We get a lot of questions we can't answer because we're negotiators and not lawyers. So we brought on Justin Clark of JLC Employment Law to answer them. Justin has been a lawyer for over 11 years, spending most of his career in employment law. He started on the defense side representing companies, moved in-house to handle employment litigation at two post-IPO tech companies, got laid off himself, and then started his own firm representing employees against their employers.

We covered a ton of topics in this episode: how to think about collecting documentation/evidence, what to include, can you really get blocklisted from working at companies within your industry, what happens during background checks, what do companies ask when they speak to your references, and more.

• Why being treated unfairly isn't the same as being treated unlawfully, and exactly what to write in your formal complaint to HR

• What "pretextual layoff" means, and how someone used this concept to massively increase their severance package

• Which documents you can keep when leaving a job, and which ones could bite you down the road

• How background checks work, what they cover, and why companies rely on criminal background checks versus civil background checks

• Sign-on bonus clawbacks, revocation periods, and what happens once you've signed

* Disclaimer: Justin is a lawyer, but he's not your lawyer, and he's barred in California. Nothing in this episode is official legal advice.

Connect with Justin Clark:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-clark-0546069

• His website: https://www.jlcemploymentlaw.com

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