I do not want to return to work after my leave time is over. If I give two weeks notice on December 22nd, which means my last day is January 5th, and my employer instead stops my employment immediately, is my last day of employment December 22nd or January 5th? You are wise to try to keep what was awarded to you for past service, and to do your best to plan your departure so as not to leave empty-handed.

Your thoughts are on-target. The point is this: You must examine your stock plans carefully, or proceed at your own peril. If this does happen to you, as it seems you suspect it might, then you would lose all of the stock that is scheduled to vest, surely not a good outcome.

For this reason, I strongly suggest you wait until after December 31st to submit your notice of resignation. Resignations can be tricky — and treacherous.

To help you, we offer a Point Master Pre-Resignation Checklist. All you need to know and remember. To obtain your copy, just [ click here. However, doing so without giving your employer what most employers feel they need and deserve: You have not shared why it is you do not want to return to your job after your FMLA leave expires.

It might be quite important to you. I would truly understand your employer being disappointed, if not upset, if you provided no advance notice of resignation, and thus no transition assistance before your departure.

Hope this helps you make the best transition possible, both with your stock vesting and with your positive future relations with your former employer intact.

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