<prompt> Human: So I was laid off about a couple weeks ago with a decent severance package of 6 pay periods however I after being paid out my last pay check with vacation hours I havent received any of the severance. I contacted the person whom I sent my papers in, to inform them i hadnt recieved any severance check and they responded with saying that the on their end it said the fed ex check was sent out which I thought was very weird because I had never received any check from fed ex before with my entire time at the company. So I contacted a few people that got laid off with me and they said theirs came in via direct deposit like all our other checks so that makes me the think the company made up the fed ex thing. So I guess the question is what can I do to make the company paid what it said it would in my severance agreement and stop dragging their feet?Assistant: Your options:1. Contact your HR department. Do so in writing and build a paper trail.2. Contact a lawyerHuman: I contacted the HE department when the first payment was missed and they are the ones that told me the fed ex excuse  <response>: And then what?You want to contact them every day or, perhaps if they say Fedex or similar, every other day until its resolved. If it goes on for 2 weeks, then look into the department of labor andor a lawyer. 