Pennsylvania Questions and Answers about Severance pay
can my employer force me to interview for new company?
I work for a hospital in NJ in mental health care. The hospital lost their state contract to a community agency after an RFP process. The hospital is only awarding severance to those employees who hav...
1 answer | asked Aug 19, 2009 5:58 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Sorting through benefits / options when
04/06/09 - Thank you for the forum this website offers! My father was let go from his 42-yr position as salaried employee at age of 61 last week! He is reading a litany of info provided by company re ...
1 answer | asked Apr 6, 2009 10:27 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Position eliminated in merger - Am I entitled to severance?
I am a female executive in a company that is about to make a major acquisition. I was notified on Friday that as part of this acquisition, my position is being eliminated and my product line dropped. ...
1 answer | asked Oct 18, 2008 9:52 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Severance And Final Wage Payment Dute Date
I have s Separation and Release Agreement from a New Jersey corporation which has following paragraphs: 1. Termination Date. Employee acknowledges that his employment with the Company will terminate A...
2 answers | asked Jul 18, 2008 1:16 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Splitting hairs on the word
My current employeer of 21 years infomed me in March that I will be downsized as of July 1st and that I should look over the severance policy as I will be offered a severance should I fit the policy. ...
1 answer | asked Jun 14, 2008 12:06 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Separation from a company,
I was just "separated" from a company that I had been with for 4 years. It was out of the blue, I had no idea it was coming. I wasn't on any improvement plan or anything like that. I received 5 weeks ...
1 answer | asked Apr 14, 2008 1:04 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Non-payment of severance and....
My position with a large company was eliminated and I was terminated/laid-off (no recall). I was handed an Agreement of Termination and a severance pay offer of 1 month's wages to be paid withing 20 "...
1 answer | asked Oct 15, 2007 10:46 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
severence pay
An employee did not follow proper safety procedures on a "field" job. He was told about this and a disciplinary action form was created and he signed it. Then he threw his keys, company ID, etc. on th...
1 answer | asked Jun 12, 2007 8:51 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Employer not following through with agreed severance package
I recently received a severance package from my company due to a downsize. In the agreement I was awarded a cash payment as well as 5 months of free health coverage. The payment came, great! BUT the h...
1 answer | asked Feb 28, 2007 08:59 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Severance pay due if outsourced
I am employeed by CSC and work at a client site in Horsham PA. I was notified on Oct 31st that my position is being outsourced to a company named CC-OPS with my last day to be Nov 10th. I am promised ...
1 answer | asked Nov 3, 2006 6:20 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania