All Questions and Answers about Severance pay

What constitutes a comparable offer of employment?
I am in a dispute with a former employer over severance. My employment contract required this employer to pay severance in the event the company was sold, and I was offered and accepted a non-comparab...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 3, 2006 10:07 PM [EST]  |  applies to Colorado

Severance release signed, but no payment has been sent.
After being fired for a disagreement with my former employer, the HR manager asked me to sign a release agreement in exchange for 10 days severance. HR phoned me to say they received the contract and ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 24, 2005 6:39 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Severance Package - employer adding rules ?
Yes our contract has been terminated and our company has notified us that our position with them will be terminated. Now they did state they were going to give us a Severance package which is great, b...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 28, 2005 10:40 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Severence rehired and fired
i worked for ABC Sliced Bread in S.F. Ca. I am a member of Teamsters Union. About 5 weeks ago the plant i worked in closed. On the last day we were given all the pay we had coming except the severence...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 24, 2005 3:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to California