Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Severance Pay

I recently got laid off without any notice with another 50 employees and they offered us two weeks pay in exchange for my signature on a release document that prohibits me from pursuing any actions against my former employer. I didn�t sign that release yet.

1- My employment offer includes the following: �You or �the company name�, may terminate your employment at will, at any time with two weeks notice, with or without cause�. Am I eligible for 2 weeks pay based on my employment offer?

2- After I was let go my manager asked me to work for 8 hours and help finish what he calls �knowledge transfer�. I sent him my rate for the job and he informed me that he won�t pay anything since I am getting already a 2 week severance and the �knowledge transfer� should be part of the severance pay. There is nothing in the release document referring to a �knowledge transfer�. I also know that other laid off employees got the same severance and got consultancy fees when they were called afterwards for help.

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