Yes it is.
According to the Related Link below, severance pay will not affect your unemployment benefits.
Yes, you not only can receive both, but the severance pay is not deducted from your benefits.
Is severance pay taxable in the philippines
In my case, I was allowed 6 months of pay. Then Minnesota is going to take 50% of that pay for state taxes. The rate is higher because its a severance that is paid in one lump sum. When you accept severance pay, you have to wait until the pay has run out (6 months in my case), before you can apply for unemployment insurance. -Minnesota
No. Severance pay is not a legal requirement and is a provision employers give to assist their employees when laid off. If no severance pay, then the employer chose not to give one.
Anything mined
They pay a retention bonus to get you to stay on the job. They pay you severance pay when they let you go. [Retain/Sever]
yes
No one is ever entitled to severance pay. Severance pay is either a listed benefit from the employer or not. It is the employer's decision to give severance, however, severance should be written into the first contract the employee signs if it is a benefit. It is important to ask possible new employers about severance before signing a contract. Depending on how important that back-up is to you, you can go forth with the company or not. This article goes into more detail on severance pay and other aspects such as its relation to obtaining unemployment benefits.
Yes. You were paid, you pay.
Lois Elizabeth Forde has written: 'Severance pay plans' -- subject(s): Severance pay