Kentucky Agreement and Release regarding Severance of Employment
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Kentucky law considers vacation pay to be a part of wages; thus if paid vacation is promised by contract, policy, or practice, employees who terminate for whatever reason, must be paid for all earned, unused vacation pay at the time of the next normal pay period or 14 days after their last day, whichever is later.
A wrongful termination claim in Kentucky is a very specific way for a former employee to bring a lawsuit against an employer for being fired. Wrongful termination can include the following: Firing in violation of anti-discrimination laws. Termination as a mode of sexual harassment.
According to the Kentucky Unemployment Commission, severance payments are neither deductible nor disqualifying wages for weeks following separation. The Commission has treated earned vacation pay paid out at termination in the same way, i.e. it is not a disqualifying or deductible wage for purposes of benefits.
Kentucky law considers vacation pay to be a part of wages; thus if paid vacation is promised by contract, policy, or practice, employees who terminate for whatever reason, must be paid for all earned, unused vacation pay at the time of the next normal pay period or 14 days after their last day, whichever is later.
A severance package does not affect unemployment benefits in Kentucky. A Kentucky worker who receives severance pay from a former employer does not lose the employee's right to collect unemployment insurance (UI).
In Kentucky, as in other states, employees work at will. This means an employee can generally be fired at any time and for any reason, or for no reason at all.
Kentucky is an "employee at will" doctrine state. In Kentucky your employer can terminate you at any time, with or without reason, and you can quit at any time, with or without reason (provided there is not a written contract to the contrary).
Though sometimes used interchangeably, termination pay and severance pay are not the same thing. While all employees of three months or longer with a company are entitled to termination pay (in place of notice) upon dismissal, not everyone is entitled to severance pay.
Federally, and in most states, a termination letter is not legally required. In some states, currently including Arizona, California, Illinois and New Jersey, written termination notices are required by law. Some of these states have specific templates employers must use for the letter.
Kentucky law doesn't require employers to offer severance pay, and most employers will go to great lengths to avoid paying a fired employee anything this is where the attorneys at Abney Law come in. We negotiate Severance Packages starting from scratch for many clients every year.
