/cdklawyers.com// 09/25/2011
Employers may ask departing employees to sign separation agreements. In a typical separation agreement, the employer agrees to provide additional compensation to the employee and the employee agrees not to sue the employer on any existing claims. According to Dallas employment law attorney Keith Clouse, an employer must carefully draft a separation agreement for an employee who is over the age of 40 because federal law entitles these employees to special protections.