Q: Severance payment being withheld over companies failure to collect their work equipment
The agreement states that work equipment should be returned. The company made arrangements with Fedex to collect the equipment from my residence. Fedex have not shown up to collect the equipment on multiple occasions. The company are now trying to strongarm me into take care of returning their bulky equipment for them. As per the original communications, I have their equipment labeled and ready for return since day one. Can they withhold my severance over their inability to sort these "no shows" with Fedex? At no point am I withholding their equipment but patiently waiting for them to deal with it at their end.
A:
Contract interpretation will determine who is in the right here. Therefore the precise words of the contract will be important. You need to take your agreement to an attorney who can be allowed to read the language of the agreement and give you specific advice you can rely upon.
Good luck to you.
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