<prompt> Human: Hi everyone. My employer is holding back a performance bonus for 2017 because they think I may quit in the near term. I know they have paid this in full to other employees. Typically bonuses are paid every year around this time. They recently sent me a separate contract asking me to acknowledge that xyz would be held back until a specified date in the future. Im not sure what to do here, and am concerned that by signing the contract Ill be letting go of some rights that I may have to the bonus in the near term. Anyone familiar type of issue?  <response>: Dont sign it. The mere fact theyre trying to get you to sign it is a show that they have no bargaining power and are trying to snare you with a legal binding.Do you have your original contract that states that performance bonuses should be paid at the end of the year? If so, all you need to do is to bring it to them, show them the paragraph and leave it at that. If theyre contractually obliged to pay you, in full, at the end of the year, theyve already broken the contract by not paying you yet. 