Add Comment Question: Situation: An employee of more than 30 years is involved in performing duties beyond her job description - including management functions. The department is in a deficit and is looking at laying off this individual who is non-union, non-management. If the deficit is due to the manager's mismanagement of the budget, can the employee fight the lay off and/or sue the department for causing the layoff due to mismanagment of the budget? Answer: Most likely not, however we would need to know more before giving you a definitive answer. As a 30-year employee, you may be entitled to a significant severance package, possibly as much as 2 years of pay. Use our Severance Pay Calculator (http://www.severancepaycalculator.com) to find out how much you are owed, and then give us a call at the number below to set up a confidential consultation. Your Comment * Your Email * Your Name * Your City Note, your name, city and email is not displayed on the website. It is used to notify you that we have approved your comment.