Retail Operator – Wrongful Termination

Herrick assisted our client, a retail operator, with the termination of a senior executive who had returned from a leave of absence. Due to the proximity of the decision to terminate the leave, and despite valid business reasons supporting the decision to terminate, the executive claimed that the termination resulted from a disability. We successfully executed a separation agreement providing for a release of possible claims, as well as confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions protecting the company.