Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Payment on 2 weeks notice
If you give two weeks notice are you entitled to the pay even if they do not wish for you to work? But they did not fire you?
Asked on 6/20/00, 7:27 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Paul Crost
Reich, Adell, Crost & Cvitan
Re: Payment on 2 weeks notice
If you are an at-will employee an employer can terminate you without cause and without notice. If you aren't being paid and aren't being allowed to work your last two weeks, it seems that you have been fired. Most employers recognize that if they fire employees after they give notice, in the future no one will give notice. If your employee handbook asks for notice that may be an implied promise to pay you the two weeks, regardless of whether or not you work. You may want to file a claim with the Labor Commissioner.
Answered on 8/30/00, 8:48 pm