An employee is entitled to sue for various benefits resulting
from an employment agreement, even if the worker signed a waiver
stating that he had no further claims.  The National Labor Court
ruled recently in the case of an employee who signed such a
waiver.  The ruling stated that since the employee received an
increased severance package and signed such a waiver, he could
not sue for additional benefits not included in the original
contract ? but the employee could sue for all the other
conditions listed in the employment agreement in spite of having
signed the waiver.  The case involved dates back to 1995, when
the Shekem firm signed a collective agreement with the Histadrut
Labor Federation determing the various severance and pension
agreement for hundreds of workers who were losing their jobs at
the company due to efficiency measures and a recovery plan.
According to the agreement, workers who lost their jobs before
the end of 1997 would receive enlarged severance payments of
142.5 percent of the regul