Fringe Benefits: Severance
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Severance:
Federal law does not require employers pay employees severance benefits.  Additionally,
there are no state laws requiring employers to pay employee severance pay.  An employer
would be required to pay severance in accordance with an established policy or
employment contract.
State specific pages containing Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Holiday and Severance laws: