Seems sus…I lost my job recently, and in the serverence offer terms, there are multiple paragraphs which effectively state that by accepting this offer, if the company did/does something shady and you get pulled into it, you waive all rights to any monetary compensation for participating in the investigations. During my time there, I'm not aware of any bad practices, but some of their clients/partners had been in the news for shady shit before I joined the company, which makes me question the terms…
I thought these terms and practice were banned and deemed illegal a long time ago since they effectively are a threat to former employees which falsely puts them into a contract that removes the SEC incentives for whistleblowers to put shady businesses?
At first glance, there is so much uncertainty and risk in the language that they use that my initial reaction is fuck no, I don't have any insight on if they've been fucking around with shady business, and I certainly am not waiving my rights to protect them if the were/do in the future…in fact, the letter itself is a red flag to me to report them to them for the threatening language…
Note, I'm seeking out legal counsel to review all the documents and advise how to respond or if the terms are 'standard.' My biggest fear is that I accept the terms for a few measely bucks, then it comes out that they have a scandal and I've waived my right to compensation to former employees that may be impacted by it (for example, if I have to take off work at my new job to get interviewed, etc.).
Anyone deal with something like this before? Any advice?