Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne, LLC represents individuals, including executives and professionals, in drafting, negotiating and reviewing employment agreements.  Employment agreements usually include provisions regarding the employee’s position, title and job responsibilities; compensation (salary, stock options, deferred compensation, incidental benefits); benefits (medical, dental, disability, life insurance, pension or 401(k) contributions); grounds for early termination; and severance benefits.  

We also negotiate severance packages for individuals whose employment has been terminated due to “reductions in force” or for any other reason, including “for cause.” We have been very successful negotiating improved severance packages, including obtaining larger severance payments, extending the provision of employer-paid health care coverage, and limiting the scope of non-competition clauses.  

When negotiations are not successful, Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne, LLC has experience with litigating cases against employers to enforce employment agreements and defending claims involving non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure provisions.