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Try Our Free CalculatorIs My Severance Package Good? 2026 Offer Comparison & Evaluation Guide
August 15, 2026 • 5 min read
Compare cash, payment timing, health coverage, equity and unanswered terms using fictional examples and disclosed model assumptions. A preparation framework, not a verdict.
legalDo You Have to Pay Back Your Sign-On Bonus If You're Laid Off?
August 11, 2026 • 10 min read
Laid off inside your bonus retention window and told to repay? What clawback clauses commonly say about involuntary exits, how proration and gross-vs-net work, the state wage-deduction limits employers must navigate, and the options people weigh. Educational information, not legal advice.
legalWhich States Require Severance Pay? The 2026 State-by-State Answer
August 11, 2026 • 13 min read
No US state requires severance pay for an ordinary individual termination, but New Jersey and Maine mandate it for certain mass layoffs and plant closings, and Puerto Rico requires an indemnity for unjust dismissal. Here is where the lines sit, statute by statute, with the thresholds and coverage conditions.
companiesJPMorgan Severance Package 2026: The $400K Cap Behind the 52-Week Formula
August 5, 2026 • 10 min read
JPMorgan Chase severance runs 2 weeks base plus 2 weeks per year of service, capped at the lesser of 52 weeks of pay or $400,000. For long-tenured senior staff the dollar ceiling bites first. Here's how the formula works by tenure, what the 2026 Jersey City and Plano cuts signal, and the levers that are actually movable.
companiesIntuit Severance Package 2026: The Rare Layoff With Terms On the Record
July 23, 2026 • 9 min read
Intuit cut ~3,000 roles, about 17% of its workforce, in a May 2026 AI restructuring of TurboTax and QuickBooks, and did what almost no big-tech peer did in 2026: it reportedly put specific severance terms on the record. Payroll through 31 July, then 16 weeks plus 2 weeks per year of service. Here's the reported formula, what it sketches out to, and why 'reported' still isn't 'confirmed'.
companiesMeta Severance Package 2026: The 16+2 Formula Is From 2022
July 23, 2026 • 3 min read
Meta’s November 2022 U.S. announcement described a 16-week base plus two weeks per service year and one specific RSU vesting event. This historical source does not verify later-round or current terms.
companiesMicrosoft Severance Package 2026: 2023 Sources and Current Unknowns
July 23, 2026 • 3 min read
Microsoft’s January 2023 announcement published non-cash support for an affected U.S. group but no numerical cash schedule. Historical statements, unknown current terms and independent model estimates are kept separate.
companiesGoogle Severance Package 2026: The 16-Week Number Is From 2023
July 22, 2026 • 4 min read
Google’s January 2023 U.S. severance announcement is historical. This guide separates the stated terms, unresolved service-counting and equity questions, and independent calculator assumptions from unknown current policy.
companiesAmazon Severance Package 2026: The 90-Day Runway Decoded
July 17, 2026 • 6 min read
Amazon's dated 2025–26 announcements describe an internal job-search period and transition support. See what is confirmed, which cash and equity terms remain unpublished, and how the parts of an offer differ.
companiesOracle Severance Package 2026: 30K-Cut Restructuring + AI-Spend Paradox Decoded
May 25, 2026 • 11 min read
Oracle's reported March 2026 restructuring: the reported severance formula (4 + 1/yr capped at 26 weeks), RSU forfeiture, and the separate notice, agreement-review and benefits dates behind the May and June cohorts.
companiesBofA Severance Package 2026: The Silent Shrink Decoded
May 22, 2026 • 11 min read
Bank of America has cut workforce since 2023 without a single WARN-triggering announcement. Here's how the 'silent shrink' actually works, what employees report on severance, and why the Elma NY filing is the rare exception worth watching.
companiesCiti Severance Package 2026: Project Bora Bora + 52-Wk Cap
May 22, 2026 • 11 min read
Citi's two-year Project Bora Bora restructuring has cut over 10,000 jobs since January 2024. Here's the 2-weeks-per-year cap, the title-tiered garden leave, and the deferred-comp lever most affected bankers miss.
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