My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: FLORIDA
When starting work with my employer in Florida almost a year ago I signed a “relocation payback agreement.” This agreement states that Employees are obligated to to repay and the Company will seek reimbursement of all monies spent or incurred for the following benefit if the employee terminates: Relocation - within one year of the date that you start work at the new location.
I have a job offer pending with a new company and wanted to get some clarity around timing my notification and final day of employment with my current employer. My start date for my current position was 5/19/2014 and therefore my obligation to repay relocation expenses terminates 5/19/2015 per the agreement stated above, what would happen if I were to tender a 2-week notice of resignation on 5/5/2015 with effective date of termination of employment 5/19/2015?
My effective date of termination of employment is after the relocation payback agreement expires so therefore I would not be required to reimburse the company for relocation expenses. My concern is though could the company upon receiving my notice of resignation choose to terminate me immediately which would then be before the expiration of the relocation payback agreement? And if the company chose to terminate me immediately because I submitted notice of resignation, am I then obligated to repay the company per my relocation payback agreement stated above.

