If I’m a salaried exempt status employee and submitted my 2 week notice, is my employer required to pay me for the full 2 weeks?
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If I’m a salaried exempt status employee and submitted my 2 week notice, is my employer required to pay me for the full 2 weeks?
The corporate HR policy also states that a 2 week notice is required. Due to my position and leaving for a competitor, I was walked out the next day.
Asked on August 25, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No, even if the company requested two week notice, unless you had some written employment contract guarantying you pay for that notice period, your employer does not need to pay you. Without a contract, you are an employer at will, and your employer could terminate your employment and stop paying you at any time, even after you turned in your notice.
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