QUESTION
Can employer keep changing layoff date
Asked on Feb 14th, 2015 on Labor and Employment - North Carolina
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I was told by my employer over a year ago that I was to be laid off (I was given a specific date in the future). Since I would receive a severance package, I agreed to stay until then to help in the transition. The date has been pushed back many times now and I can't make any personal or professional plans when they keep changing the end date. I know I can leave at any time on my own but I would lose the promised severance so I feel trapped. I would have left a year ago if I had known they were going to do this to me. Is there any way to force them to force them to just lay me off now so I can move on?
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There is no law that prohibits an employer from changing a layoff date. Additionally, there is no law that requires an employer provide a severance package. There is no way to force the company to law you offer and probably no way to force it to give you a severance package.
Answered on Feb 16th, 2015 at 1:12 PM
I am an experienced attorney focusing on employment law in North Carolina and Tennessee. This post/response is not meant to constitute legal advice.