Not true. There are several types of severance packages, one for terminated employees and another for permanently laid off employees.
For the terminated employee, it is a lump sum payoff, not designated for any future pay periods. That allows the terminated employee to file for U.I. It is then up to the employer to protest the claim and prove that the termination was due to misconduct. In the case of this guy, that is unlikely.
The other type of severance, the permanently laid off, that usually provides for a specified monthly continuation of salary based on years of seniority and is a percentage of his weekly or monthly salary offset by any unemployment benefits he is entitled to......
Since this guy has not provided a copy of his severance agreement, it is useless to engage in a debate as to what he is or isn't entitled to based solely on his statement that he was fired.
And as I said before, based on Wisconsin's "at will" law, it's unlikely any attorney will even speak with him unless he's willing to fork over whatever consultation fee the attorney demands......
You are correct. As a business owner, I have had countless written on my behalf - each one reflected a different scenario and corresponding severance (if any, usually not).
What I find to be most unsettling is the tone of a lot of the replies. A lot want to point out how the employer “needs to” or “owes you” - What a pantload! WI is an at will state, but, on top of that, an employer is free to decide who they want to work for them and for how long; making changes at any time with our without reason - the employee is free to do the same. I would think that Conservatives would be the first in line to understand this. Some people talk the talk until they want to screw the ‘evil’ employer, who for reasons unknown decided to make an employment change.
So, I see that A LOT of conservatives are willing to swallow the liberal belief that a job is a right and employers are evil. I’m glad that none of them work within my company. Sorry for the rant, it’s just frustrating to see some of the replies although the majority of the others are prudent and sound advice.