Re: Severance Pay

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On 12/09/08, Tom wrote:
> Upon my termination my boss offered to pay me severance
> pay for 4 months. He made 1 payment and then 2 vacation
> payments and then the payments stopped. Am I entitled to
> sue for the remainder of the severance. Although the
> offer was verbal to me, HR acknowledged the offer in a
> couple of emails.
> Thanks

You'll need to consult with an attorney but since severance
pay is entirely voluntary, chances are your employer can
stop the payments whenever they please. If you haven't
already, you should file for unemployment benefits. You can
also try to follow up with the boss and inquire about the
balance of the severance pay he committed to.

If you signed a severance agreement in which you waived your
legal rights to bring a claim against the employer [for any
sort of discrimination, civil claim, etc.], then obviously
your portion of the agreement is null and void.