When To Expect Final Paycheck And Other Benefits After A Layoff In California?

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When To Expect Final Paycheck And Other Benefits
After A Layoff In California?
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If you have lost your job in a layoff or plant
closing, you are most likely worried about not
receiving your final paycheck, severance pay, and
other benefits. On top of that, the thought of
having to find a new job is probably so
overwhelming that you want to drop everything and
catch a flight to some Caribbean island. But do
not pack your things to go to that Caribbean
island just yet. Its time to learn about your
legal rights in a layoff because you wouldnt
want to be left without your final paycheck and
other benefits, would you?
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WHEN SHOULD YOU EXPECT YOUR FINAL PAYCHECK AFTER
A LAYOFF? Los Angeles wrongful termination
lawyers from The Kaufman Law Firm says that in
California, employees who are fired should
receive their final paycheck immediately. On the
other hand, if an employee quits voluntarily, he
or she must receive his/her final paycheck within
72 hours, or immediately if the employee has
given at least 72 hours notice. Like many other
states, California requires employers to include
a laid-off employees accrued vacation time but
not sick time in his or her final paycheck
after a layoff or plant closing.
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ARE YOU ENTITLED TO RECEIVE SEVERANCE PAY AFTER A
LAYOFF?
Normally, California employers are not legally
required to provide their laid-off employees with
severance pay. Nonetheless, employers in
California are required to pay out severance
packages when they have contractually agreed or
promised to do so. The experienced wrongful
termination attorney in Los Angeles explains that
you are only entitled to receive severance pay if
there is a written contract promising severance
in the event of a layoff, firing, or leaving work
voluntarily. However, there are exceptions to
this general rule.
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• Even when your employer has not promised to pay
  severance in a written contract, you may still be
  entitled to receive severance if
• Your employer promised severance pay in an
  employee handbook
• There is an established practice of paying
  severance to employees or
• Your employer has paid out severance to every
  other employee laid off in the past

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CAN YOU CONTINUE RECEIVING HEALTH BENEFITS AFTER
THE LAYOFF?
Just because you were laid off does not
necessarily mean that you will automatically stop
receiving health insurance coverage through your
employer. Under California law, you have a legal
right to continue receiving health insurance
benefits for at least 18 months after the layoff.
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If you have been laid off or lost your job due
to a plant closing but have not received
severance pay or your final paycheck or there was
an unreasonable and unjustified delay, kindly
speak to Los Angeles wrongful termination
attorneys from The Kaufman Law Firm.
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Contact The Kaufman Law Firm
Address 11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 1840 Los
Angeles, CA 90025 Phone [phone] https//w
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