If I worked as a live-in, how much notice to vacate must I be given?
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If I worked as a live-in, how much notice to vacate must I be given?
I worked for an 88 year old man who died recently. I live in a trailer next to his house. Also, am I entitled to severance? He owned a 20+ horse boarding facility. I worked as a live-in manager, horse trainer, and personal assistant – driver/companion for appointments, travel, movies, dining, anything he needed. I was on call 24/7 with few days off per year (19 days off in 3 years). Room/board was part of the agreement, including board for my 2 horses. My pay was $465 per week. Post death, I got no pay until I asked for $250 per week. Although I was still working that pay ended too.
Asked on June 2, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Connecticut
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you received housing as part of your employment, then your tenancy or occupany ends when your employment ends. Once you are told your employment has ended, therefore, so does your tenancy and you'd have leave at that time (and take your horses with you). You are not owed any additional notice beyond notice of the termination of your employmemnt, unless there was some employment agreement guaranteeing you notice. However, as long as you were still working, you were owed your salary or wages as well as the tenancy; therefore, even post death, as long as you were still employed, the estate owed you your $465 per week. However, unless you had some contract guaranteeing your employement in some fashion, the employer--or, post-death, his estate, may terminate your employment at any time.
Severance is purely voluntary: unless you had an employment contract specifying it, it's up to the estate whether or not to pay you.
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