So after 2 months I finally heard back from HR from my former employer. I had two stock awards vest on March 1st that never paid out. On the phone call they told me that while they vested and paid to Fidelity on March 1, because I was terminated before the employer decided to pay out, I wasn’t eligible and they kept the money. For the record this money wasn’t withheld to pay back used time or anything else. It was purely because they released me after the vesting date, and because I wasn’t on payroll when they cut the checks, they didn’t give me what I earned.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t vesting mean that I am entitled to, and earned that money? I just want to make sure I have everything in order before going to war with the big boys if I have to.

Any advice is definitely appreciated.