1 State Indian reservations, which are lands held in trust by a state for an Indian tribe. 2  With state trust lands title is held by the state on behalf of the tribe and the lands are not subject to state property tax. 3  They are subject to state law, however.
To be eligible for severance pay, an employee must have completed at least 12 months of continuous service by the date of separation. This continuous service may consist of one or more civilian Federal positions held over a period of 12 months without a single break in service of more than 3 calendar days.
The amount that is owed the employee is based on a variety of factors such as seniority and age of the employee. Some lawyers speak of severance pay as damages which, in essence, it is, or distinguish it as an add-on to termination pay. In Mattocks : The triggering event (for severance pay) is ...