requesting 3 month severance pay, after year and a half of employment

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requesting 3 month severance pay, after year and a half of employment

Wondering if I can request 3 month severance pay.

Asked on October 7, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, New York

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

An employee does not have a right to severance pay unless they have a union agreement or employment contract that provides otherwise. That having been said, a worker can fight for severance if there is company policy or a practice of giving it. Additionally, if a group of workers is being laid off, they should get 60 days notice or pay for any of those days that they didn't have such notice. 


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