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rrhaberman
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My situation is this: I was a salaried + bonus finance manager for an auto dealership in Wisconsin. Upon finding other employment I notified my boss two weeks prior to starting my new job (where I was employed two years +). I was a model employee.. never written up, and in excellent standing with the organization. Their pay days follow a week lapse, so on my last day of work, the paycheck I received was short for the last week of my employment. On that check they listed, instead of my guarantee and demo allowance, severance. They also deducted twice the amount of money for insurance and took out almost no taxes. I had informed them that I had immediate benefits with my new organization and wanted my insurance with them cancelled. The benefits they deducted from my check was for the next month.. after my employment ended. I have filed with the department of labor in Wisconsin claiming unpaid wages for five days, demo allowance for one month (paid in arrears for the full month prior to my last day), pro-rated allowance for the first week of the month I was employed, unused vacation days (6) that they refused to give, and reimbursement for the insurance they deducted. I guess my question is: What are they legally bound to pay me (my pay plan states my monthly salary and allowance are guaranteed every month). Also, how can they use a severance pay notation on my last check when I had no contract, I had given my notice and wasn't discharged (I always believed there had to be certain stipulations present on the part of the employer in order for a severence package even to be considered like a closing, buyout, or permanent layoff?)
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