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Location: new mexico

I recently got laid off from my job on the 30th of Sept. On the 25th the company attempted to get me to sign an NDA/separation agreement with the promise that if I filed for unemployment they wouldnt block it. I had asked the finance person with the owner and co owner ccd on that email chain if i will be getting my leave paid out as well as anything else like a severance. I specifically asked about my unused PTO and ESL. The reply I got was that on the next payday which is currently today, I would get ALL leave paid out to me. They did not specify pto but said all leave. Now that its the day they said I would be getting paid, I did not receive any paycheck and when I reached out to ask about it. I was told that the owner said not to payout any leave since I didn't have any hours to use it on. Mind you the reason I didn't have any hours was that the owner reduced my hours to 0 without any explanation or asking me. This is a fairly small and new company so they're isnt an employee handbook to list leave policy. Is this something I can pursue or is it technically legal and just a shitty thing to do?

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