Donath Law, LLC offers guidance on navigating through the intricacies of the workplace. Whether it be daily interactions in the workplace or a job transition that is occurring voluntarily or involuntarily, we can help guide you in your next steps.

Job Transition: Offering guidance in determining your ideal new job and what factors to consider in making a job transition, including without limitation: termination vs resignation, compensation factors, flexibility, possibility of obtaining severance and/or enhancing any severance offer; job responsibilities and title; perks, relocation, benefits. Review all documentation related to the current and prospective roles to determine rights and obligations of the departing employee. Review employment agreements to ensure the employee is protected on the way into the new role.

Performance Plans: Review and evaluate the performance plan. Empower the employee to respond to the plan provided. Determining if this is a valid performance plan; helping you to respond to the plan; determining the timeframe of the plan prior to termination; discovering there are proper metrics and if they are achievable; deciding whether you want to try and perform under the plan or would it be better to exit the company possibly with severance.

Workplace Conduct/ Behaviors/ Investigations/ Discrimination: Monitor and guide daily workplace interactions. Assist in determining whether conduct rises to something improper and/or illegal and to take action as necessary. Counsel employees on how to respond to work related situations. Coach employees to push back when they have true workplace concerns. Prepare employees for meetings with colleagues, supervisors, HR. Help employees to understand and respond to workplace dynamics. Discuss possible outcomes, problem solve and work to determine what the employee wants the outcome to be so they can try to achieve that goal.

Workplace Promotions/ Performance Review and Compensation Discussions: Provide guidance on how to seek a promotion and/or position the employee to obtain recognition. Coach employee for compensation/benefit discussions (i.e., what to request/ how to request it/ what is important to make the employee happy/ who to request from). Support employee in preparing for performance review and submitting proper documentation and responding to the performance review documentation received. Counsel employee to seek additional compensation and/or benefits and/or perks. Guide employee in sharing this information with the appropriate decision-makers and showing their value to the employer.

Departing Employees:  Counsel employees who want to leave voluntarily or are being pushed to leave their employment. Discuss options re: resignation/ job hunting and replacing position/ transitioning from their role/ becoming a consultant/ what their U5 may report/ option to obtain severance benefits and what those would be/ benefits entitled to/ monies they are entitled to or might be giving up/ retirement option/ restrictions on their future. Discuss next steps for their future and how to get the person to that next chapter.

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