Severance question:

my contract says “you will be entitled to four weeks of vacation per calendar year, prorated from your start date”.

At our firm lawyers’ vacation days do not “carry over” or accrue over the years like they do for firm employees.

Should I be getting a full 20 days vacation paid out as part of my severance, or will it be prorated to match my departure date this calendar year?

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This isn’t really a bowl for legal advice…

I understand your point, but to answer your question properly, a number of variables are at play (like your contract and the vacation policy). Generally, most employer are set up so that vacation is earned and used in the same year. So if you quit a month into a new year, you don’t get 20 days, you get a prorated amount.

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