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I was recently (yesterday) laid as a Senior Graphic Designer from a company. Since August I have been told that by my manager at the time that the company was going in a different direction for my role (Outsourcing my job). Since that time, my job had been outsourced and my duties went from doing all Graphic Design related tasks to almost nothing at all. I had a meeting with my manager and one of his superiors regarding this matter because I had found a job posting that was directly related to my role, but split into two different roles. During this meeting I was told that my job was secure and that I had nothing to worry about because those postings were not because the company was moving in a different direction but the company was expanding. I was also told that I should "relax" because I was not going anywhere. Directly after that meeting I had another meeting with my manager where he stated that he lied to me in that meeting under instruction from his superior. Since that time my treatment at this company had gotten worse, I had a panic attack (which I have never had before) and no one from my "team" was talking or interacting with me. My manager was giving my work to members of my team who had no experience in my field and I was blackballed. I have alot of conversation between my manager and I about this and he even offered to write me a letter of recommendation for a new role outside the company while I was still being employed there. When I was terminated yesterday, I did not sign a paper and the severance package is quite low for the amount of distress I have gone through since August. Can you please let me know what my options are and if I have a case against this company?

Thanks for your question. You are definitely entitled to severance. You may also be entitled to additional damages for the manner in which you were terminated. Use our Severance Pay Calculator (http://www.severancepaycalculator.com/) to find out how much severance you are owed and give us a call for a free, confidential consultation.
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