In most states of the US (at will employment), you do not have to pay that much severance. So you can either pay an employee their salary every 2 weeks (and the

In most states of the US (at will employment), you do not have to pay that much severance. So you can either pay an employee their salary every 2 weeks (and their vacation is paid), or pay then 2 weeks severance. The amounts might not be that different. $2k paycheck versus $3k severance.