In a recent Globe and Mail article, Rahul Soni of Soni Law Firm addresses the concerns of an employee who had recently found employment after a layoff. The employee in question wanted to know if their new employment status could impact their severance pay. In the article, Soni states that it depends on whether the severance package has been structured to deduct or claw back money earned from a new job. Though some severance packages do not state an obligation to repay income earned at a new job, others may claw back dollar-for-dollar or 50 cents-on-the dollar.