If you quit your job, do you have to sign any final papers?
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If you quit your job, do you have to sign any final papers?
And if so and you refuse, can your employer withhold your last paycheck?
Asked on April 7, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Connecticut
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
An employer may not hold a final paycheck as "ransom" in order to force a worker to sign any final paperwork. If they won't release your check to you, you can sue them for your wages in small claims court or file a wage claim with your state's department of labor. If your employer rwants you to sign something, they can offer you an incentive to sign such as giving you severance pay. This is true absent an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary.
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