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    Employer put stop payment on severance check

    So I went to trial, and got the judge's decision today. My former employer didn't make much of a case -- he believed that since severance pay is at the discretion of the employer, he had the right to take it back, and the reason he gave was that he was dissatisfied with my performance. When I...
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    Employer put stop payment on severance check

    Ok, I will. The trial is in 2 weeks.
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    Employer put stop payment on severance check

    I went to the Small Claims hearing last night, and the judge sent us to the mediator as an initial step. My former employer horrified the mediator with an over-the-top argument about how I was a bad employee, trying to say that after he paid the severance, he discovered unfinished tasks and...
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    Employer put stop payment on severance check

    This was in New York...
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    Employer put stop payment on severance check

    My former employer paid me severance under an oral agreement, then became angry that I asked him for vacation pay that he still owed me, and subsequently put a stop payment on the check. I have a complaint with the labor department for the vacation pay, which they inform me I am likely to win...
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