When I was fired?

MA
I used to work for a small company in Massachusetts. On last day of my vacation my boss called and told temporary not to come to work for 5-10 days due to reconstruction. On my question how I will be paid for this time he told me we will work out this later. I left him 4 messages, came to work twice and after two weeks of avoiding answer he told me to go on unemployment, I will receive benefits starting from my last paycheck. In unemployment office I was told I will be eligible for the benefits starting from day I filed for unemployment. Who is supposed to pay me for two weeks I didn’t work? Am I entitled to any severance? When I started the job I didn’t sign any contract, I just have a letter where he says how much I will be paid, how many holidays, sick and vacation days I will have

Who is supposed to pay me for two weeks I didn’t work? Nobody. What you needed to do was file for unemployment benefits the first week you were not scheduled to work. Typically, UC benefits are not paid on a retro-active basis, nor is your employer responsible for telling you to apply.

Am I entitled to any severance? No. There are no laws that require an employer to provide severance pay.

Actually, in MA the employer IS responsible for giving an employee information about how to file for UC benefits; however, if all this happened two weeks ago he is still within the legal time frame.

And my State is the same. The employer is required to post UC information in a prominent place: when, where, and how to file...

What I meant was the employer is (literally) not required to tell the employee to file a UC claim. It's up to the employee/claimant to make that determination and file a claim.

I understand what you are saying and I agree that the employer is not required to say, "Go thou and file for unemployment". In MA, however, there is a form explaining how to file for unemployment benefits that the employer is required to give to every employee within 30 days of their termination, voluntary or involuntary. It's more than a prominent posting.

It doesn't sound as if the employer in this case is has done this; however, as I said, if this happened two weeks ago he is still within the legal time frame to do so.

I'm not arguing that the poster's employer did anything illegal; nor am I saying that she is entitled to any compensation for the two weeks in question.

Okey dokey.

Thank you. Now I understand my situation better. I still have a question though. Can my employer terminate me (or my position) on retro-active basis?
The whole issue is he told me first don't come to work temporarily just for two weeks and only after this time he told me I am terminated.

Can my employer terminate me (or my position) on retro-active basis? Yes. Your employer could have used the last date you actually worked or the date the decision was made to term you - it's up to them.