One funny thing that could happen to you is that your employer could promise to pay you $680,000 over 16 months, meaning about $42,500 per month, but then in the contract, instead of typing “we will pay you $680,000 in monthly installments over 16 months,” they might type “we will pay you $680,000 per month for 16 months.” That would be better, for you, though you’d definitely have to go to court about it. Here is law professor Jeff Lipshaw on a real case….
Source: Good severance – Bloomberg
