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Severance Pay can reduce Ohio Unemployment Compensation Benefits
Severance pay in Ohio can reduce or eliminate an employee's unemployment compensation benefits for the weeks that the severance pay is received. If an employer pays severance pay in a lump sum, the Oh... applies to Ohio

Closing the Severance Pay Negotiation with Non-economic Terms
The amount of severance that an employer is willing to pay an employee, though usually the single most important item addressed in severance negotiations, is only one severance issue. Additional issue... applies to All States

Massachusetts Wage Payment Act requires Payment of Earned Wages at the time of Discharge
The Massachusetts Payment of Wages Act defines “wages” to include “any holiday or vacation payments due an employee under an oral or written agreement.” The Wage Act requires employers to pay ... applies to Massachusetts

Exempt or Nonexempt: Do You Receive Overtime Pay?
When it comes to the idea of overtime pay, most think that only the laborer, manufacturer or other "blue collar" worker is eligible to receive overtime, not the professional, executive, supervisor or ... applies to California

Ohio Prohibition against Military and Uniformed Services Employment Discrimination
Ohio USERRA In 2008 Ohio enacted its own veteran's protection laws, which created the Department of Veterans' services and an Ohio private employment claim, found at ORC 5903.02: Any person whose abse... applies to Ohio

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In Florida, how does unemployment work after receiving lump sum of severance?
I am in Florida. I was laid off and given a severance package for 3 months to be paid out biweekly. It has been paid out bi-weekly until 1/15 when the company decided that it would pay out the remaini... applies to Florida · 2 answers

Update to my question... I am in Florida and wondering if I have a chance at winning an appeal?
I am in Florida. I was laid off and given a severance package for 3 months to be paid out biweekly. It has been paid out bi-weekly until 1/15 when the company decided that it would pay out the remaini... applies to Florida · 2 answers

What goes on line 8, Section 2 if one lump sum?
On FL U.I. Online- line 8, Section 2 it asks for dates covered in severance (a required field ), the payout will be a one-lump sum. We have not sent in the signed severance packet because we needed ti... applies to Florida · 0 answers

full time teacher and coach paid on contract: lump sump for season. Had surgery at the end of summer; can they dock my coaches lump sum pay for days missed?
paid on yearly contract for teaching - monthly paydays. Coaching contract lump sum payment over 3 month period. End of summer had surgery; can HR deduct wages from coaching contract pay? applies to Iowa · 0 answers

Do i qualify for unemployment with a lump sum severance in Indiana?
Hello - I received a lump sum severance package in Indiana due to reorganization/buyout at my company. I was told to go ahead and apply for unemployment.... they gave it to me...and now they are askin... applies to Indiana · 0 answers

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