Fired, Laid-Off or Forced Out!

FEATURED IN THE WASHINGTON POST!

Sources of Inspiration After a Job Loss
Lily Garcia
November 16, 2008

Several readers have asked me to recommend books for people who are struggling with losing a job and finding new work. I consulted Laura Kasper, a Washington psychologist who works with clients on career and life management issues. Below are her top recommendations.

Best Legal and Severance Advice
"Fired, Laid Off or Forced Out: A Complete Guide to Severance, Benefits and Your Rights When You're Starting Over," by Richard C. Busse (Sphinx Publishing, 2005, $14.95).
This book is written by a lawyer who addresses legal issues related to pre-termination, termination, the process of negotiating severance and how to evaluate whether you might have a legal case against your employer. Kasper noted that there aer a number of books with similar titles, but this is the most comprehensive and most recent.

YOU'RE FIRED!

Those are the two words every employee dreads. But what does it really mean to be let go, and more important, what can you do to turn this situation into an opportunity for future success?

Fired, Laid-Off or Forced Out takes the fear out of the possibility of losing your job and replaces it with specific guidelines any worker can use to protect his or her rights. From the factory worker to the professional, the salesperson to upper management, anyone can benefit from the insight and the proven steps described to obtain a positive outcome.

Successful strategies clearly explain how you can:

• Survive a Disciplinary Action
• Diffuse Volatile Situations
• Change an Abusive Environment
• Prevent Termination
• Handle the Termination Itself
• Negotiate a Severance Agreement
• Evaluate Your Case
• Craft a Better Settlement
• Build Your Workplace Power

Busse uses more than 20 years of experience as a plaintiff employment litigator to present strategies that are solidly founded on the latest labor laws; even outlining points of legal contrast in each State. From the factory worker to the white-collar professional, the salesperson to the manager, anyone can benefit from these proven steps.

Buy Fired, Laid-Off or Forced Out!

About Richard C. Busse

Richard C. Busse is now the Senior Partner in the Portland Law Firm of Busse & Hunt, which is devoted exclusively to the practice of plaintiff's employment law. Mr. Busse represents victims of wrongful discharge, and all other workplace torts. His cases have established important legal precedents in the field.

Mr. Busse has been listed in the national peer review publication The Best Lawyers in America every year since 1989 for labor and employment law in Oregon. His firm was named the leading plaintiff's employment law firm in Oregon by Chambers US, with Busse himself named one of America's Leading Business Lawyers 2003-2004, earning the highest individual rating. The nationally recognized legal directory, Martindale-Hubbell, also gives Mr. Busse and his firm its highest rating for legal ability and ethics. He lives and practices in Portland, Oregon.

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