If you give 2 weeks notice, but are asked to leave right away, are you entitled to 2 weeks pay?

Question

Live in California. I gave 2 weeks notice and because i am going to a competitor, the company did the exit interview the next day. Am I legally entitled to get paid for the remaining 2 weeks?
If so, is this stated somewhere like a .gov or CA state website somewhere?

Answer 1

CA has best employment rights.

You should not have revealed where you are going. If you would have just said for personal reasons , to study, anything have given no reason. waited for exit interview.. you would have been fine.

The minute you say competitor / you are a threat . You can take proprietary information to new company. Instant escort out of building. I am surprised your company let a day get by / but understand they must be slow / that is why you are leaving them ?

You need to involve an atty ask questions on the front side / and keep your mouth closed. Your atty will guide you what to say if anything or will speak on your behalf.

Best not to involve your attorney on the back side / as in this example.

If you had involved atty on front side / you would have 2 weeks less 1/3 for atty . LOL. Possibly more if you could have figured out explored other options/ possibilities. Now really no matter what happened , you look disgrunted over 2 weeks salary.

Don't stress / you have a couple weeks in CA to relax. consider a cruise down to MEX / cabo ? you come back with a cool head and a tan to boot !

I should be so lucky. Take care.

Were you ever sexually harrassed / abused/ verballly threatended ? Maybe todays news may help you ?

DO NOT DISCUSS THIS PREVIOUS MATTER WITH YOUR NEW EMPLOYER OR PRIOR COWORKERS.

Bon Voyage, Buddy !

Answer 2

Unless you have a contract, in CA employment is at will, which means you or your employer can end it at any time. The company handbook should lay out the official company policy, and I'm guessing the handbook says you can be terminated before your 2 weeks is over. You do not get any pay for the 2 weeks that you didn't work.

Answer 3

Unless you have a contract, the answer is no.

A lot of employers will pay you for the time because:

1) If they fire you immediately, they could be on the hook for unemployment (you resigned effective in 2 weeks, not immediately).

2) They don't want to reduce employee loyalty (if word gets around that they fire upon notice, nobody will give notice when they quit).

Answer 4

No. You are entitled to nothing. You only get paid for what you work. If you quit without a two weeks notice that's up to you. Two weeks notice is customary and polite, but not mandatory. It's the same if they fired you for some reason, they would not have to keep paying you for two weeks.

Answer 5

I live in Arizona. It's a right to work state. That means the company can fire you for wearing brown shoes if they felt like it.

Answer 6

If your company REQUIRED that you give 2 weeks notice and then let you go sooner, they owe you for the 2 weeks. If you just did it because that's customary, they don't owe you anything.

Answer 7

File a complaint with the labor board. Once your case is reveiwed you be given the two weeks pay.

Answer 8

Nope. Unless you have a contract or union agreement to the contrary, your employer can fire you whenever he wants and stop paying you immediately.

Answer 9

it depends on if your position had a union and if that was a lawfull act or not you shoud find out or go to small claims court and ask for back wages if it was an unlawful release.

Answer 10

No