Easley will not receive severance

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on June 12, 2009 - 8:54am.
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Mary Easley won't be getting a severance.

The former first lady will not be getting a buyout or a severance for leaving her job at N.C. State University Wednesday. 

Interim Chancellor Jim Woodward said during a news conference Thursday that he had decided she would not receive any additional pay. 

Easley has not left her office, but the university will allow her a reasonable time to pack u her things, he said.

University policy seems open to interpretation as to how much notice Easley was entitled. Severance is based on total years of service, with a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of 90 days. (N&O) 

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Re: Easley will not receive severance

Submitted by patman on June 12, 2009 - 9:55am.

Regardless of whether or not she deserved it, she's going to whip NCSU in court. While contracts contain a clause that allow them to be broken in cases of financial exigency, it is obvious that isn't the true reason she was fired. No other contracts have been broken (nor will they), and despite the dire times, the university has not declared financial exigency. While they might have been able to argue that the contract was negotiated in bad faith due to political meddling, it is clear that she was fired due to political meddling, which is illegal. For this reason, she's going to need a truck to haul away all the money she wins in court.

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