Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Severance pay New York State

Is an employer required to pay severance? Who gets severance pay? Do you have to request severance pay? Do you have to file a law suit? Do you need to have a written contract in order to receive severance pay? Is there ever the expectation of severance pay. Can an employer pay severance to one employee, yet not the other?


Asked on 3/02/09, 12:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Locksley Wade Law Office of Locksley O. Wade

Re: Severance pay New York State

An employer is not under any obligation to give severance pay. I you are terminated under any circumstance you have nothing to lose if you ask for a severance payment.

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Answered on 3/02/09, 5:07 pm


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