Can an employee who has been terminated without cause sign a release accepting 4 months pay while in a distraught state accepting four months pay?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Richmond v. Matar, 2009 NSSC 113 (CanLII):
In Stephenson v. Hilti, supra, I note that an employee terminated without cause after nine years of employment signed a release accepting four months pay while in a distraught state and having not had legal advice. The release was set aside as unconscionable.
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