I am seeing posts that RTO use passive words when mentioning severance. I suggest that no one signs this trap. The company is going to use your signature that you agreed without a set amount, meaning any amount of any can’t be legally disputed. Tell them you need everything before you can make a decision. Thanks for the notice and put in writing, cc’g your attorney requesting a full contract offer before you will consider an informal hearsay notice. Threaten then that if a formal contract is not presented within 5 days, the notification will be considered an infringement of AT&T severance policy. AT&T legal obligation is to honor AT&T severance entitlement if moved over 50 miles. Your expectation of such notification shall disclose your years of severance & severance amount if you determine not to move to “such address “ your severance entitlement payment of $$$ severance pay with an off payroll on xx/xx/xxxx.
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The document i saved says over 50 miles. All documents state subject to change but I’m keeping track of ALL the changes they are making. They are dated
It does not matter which doc you saved. The one in play right now (AT&T Severance Pay Plan -Plan Trxt and Summary Plan Description”);was modified 1/1/2023. The word “miles”, “distance”, is not in this doc. The number 50 is in there a handful of times but not in reference to distance. Tell us what doc you are “using” for your guide.
In ATS, so far, no "signing" or acknowledgements for the letter, and no mention of severance. (I was not asked to move, so maybe other letters are different). Just a letter with where your job is and what your "designation" is (full time office or virtual, and number of days to report). I think the letters that went out with respect to having to relocate mention a broad time line (like 18-24 months) and the hint that another letter will happen closer to the time frame, but so far, no "signing" or acknowledgement of the letter. May be different for non-ATS.
The document i saved says over 50 miles. All documents state subject to change but I’m keeping track of ALL the changes they are making. They are dated
AT&T legal obligation is to honor AT&T severance entitlement if moved over 50 miles
Nowhere in the management severance document that I searched is there any reference to any mileage. I recall a previous post mentioning this is the WARN act and it may have been mentioned in an FAQ. The FAQ likely would carry no weight in a dispute. They will say it was prepared by someone not authorized to make such an offer / statement
"Signed under duress" is an order of magnitude more difficult to deal with than not signing, and less likely to succeed.
Unless we get some clarity this week, sadly I will be talking to an attorney who specializes in employment law. "Clarity" in this context means dates and terms for the individual employee, with no "may be" or "to be determined" or any other contingencies.
Yes, once you sign, you are releasing AT&T FROM ANY CLAIM regarding your release terms.
If pressured Or declined then you can claim signed under duress