All Questions and Answers about Severance pay
Company Buyout
On friday January 9th, 2009 I cam to work and was working a normal day, all was thought to be going good for my company. I came in on Monday January 12th, 2009, to find out that on Saturday January 10...
1 answer | asked Jan 13, 2009 08:05 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Only one not to receive severance
Due to a loss of several major customers our company had to release 38 of the 40 employees in the area. My classification was different from the other 37, but many work responsibilities were shared. W...
1 answer | asked Dec 12, 2008 5:08 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Exempt to non-Exempt to avoid severance payouts
Changing from exempt to non-exempt so not to have to pay Severance benefits ? --- Is it legal for public US based company with offices/employees worldwide - to abruptly just reclassify/change with onl...
1 answer | asked Dec 9, 2008 06:04 AM [EST] | applies to Massachusetts
Restrict Future Employment w/new Employer
Recently received a severance agreement (which I have not yet signed). Most of it is pretty straight forward. A single portion of the document concerns me. It states that I will forgo any future sever...
1 answer | asked Dec 1, 2008 2:30 PM [EST] | applies to Arizona
Holding severance for unpaid travel allowance.
I was recently laid off. I signed a severance package stating I would receive a lump sum payment of 1 month's salary along with the week I had already worked along with unused vacation time. This tota...
1 answer | asked Nov 20, 2008 12:52 PM [EST] | applies to Kansas
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 Agreement Review
MEL, I have a severance agreement/package and would like to have a lawyer specialized in such matters review it for me as an objective third party.
1 answer | asked Sep 17, 2008 1:59 PM [EST] | applies to Massachusetts
company says I breached severance agreement
My job was eliminated. I was offered a severance agreement. I signed. I received a letter saying they would sign and send back the agreement. They did not. They now say that I breached the agreement. ...
1 answer | asked Aug 17, 2008 1:36 PM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Severance pay after declining relocation of current job?
There is a good possibility that my employer (a major regional bank) will close our local office in a reorganization and ask me to relocate my current job to a bank office in another state. I do not h...
1 answer | asked Jul 22, 2008 10:36 PM [EST] | applies to North Carolina
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