Wrong. You have to be employed - meaning Active Employment - to be on H1b visa. Severence package is no excuse to stay in country. IANAL , but please don't say

Wrong. You have to be employed - meaning Active Employment - to be on H1b visa. Severence package is no excuse to stay in country. IANAL , but please don't say anything you don't know about law. If you overstayed yourself you broke the law.