Legal Definition and Related Resources of Severance Pay

payment of a sum of money in addition to back wages or salary to an employee on termination by the employer of the employment relationship for reasons not attributable to the employee; it may be gratuitous , required by statute or some regulatory agency; interstate commerce Com. v Railway labor Executives association , 315 U.S.’373, 62 S.Ct. 717, 86 L.Ed. 904; may be required pursuant to a collective Labor Contract or from the contract of employment.

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Severance Pay in Historical Law

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United States Tax Concept of Severance Pay

Money paid by an employer at the end of employment. Severance pay is taxable.

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Legal English Vocabulary: Severance Pay in Spanish

Online translation of the English legal term severance pay into Spanish: auxilio de cesantía (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.

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See Also

• Personnel
• Law Enforcement Officer
• Military Personnel
• Law Practice Management
• Job
• Labor Law
• Labor Right
• Employment Contract

Hierarchical Display of Severance pay

Employment And Working Conditions > Employment > Termination of employment > Dismissal
Law > Civil law > Civil law > Liability > Indemnification

Meaning of Severance pay

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Translation of Severance pay

• Spanish: Indemnización por despido
• French: Indemnité de licenciement
• German: Entlassungsgeld
• Italian: Indennità di licenziamento
• Portuguese: Indemnização por despedimento
• Polish: Odprawa

Thesaurus of Severance pay

Employment And Working Conditions > Employment > Termination of employment > Dismissal > Severance pay
Law > Civil law > Civil law > Liability > Indemnification > Severance pay

See also

• Indemnification