body: This is in California.
  
  
  I quit a job over a year ago and finally, just recently, got the last profit-sharing benefit. But when I saw the amount, it looks like I got 3-5% of my wages for the eligible period, whereas active employees got the maximum: 15%.
  
  
  Seeking clarity, I looked into the employee manual that was given to me, and found this in the relevant section:
  
  
  
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  > RETIREMENT BENEFITS
  >  After one year of continuous service, employees are eligible to participate in [Company]'s 401(k) Profit Sharing plan. Under the conditions of [Company]’s 401(k) plan, the company will contribute from 3% to 15% of the employee's annual compensation to the employee's choice of investment funds offered in the plan. Each year the company management reviews the financial performance of the company and determines the rate of its contribution, to the 401(k) PS plan for that year. **Each employee receives a contribution based on the eligible time worked during the fiscal year.**
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  Seeking further explanation from the CFO, she wrote me this:
  
  
  
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  > In order to be eligible for the discretionary profit sharing contribution in any plan year ( the 12-month period from 4/1 to 3/31), an employee must have worked at least 1,000 hours in that year **and have worked on the last day of the plan year**. The number of prior years the employee was in the plan or worked is not relevant, and the only exceptions do not apply to ordinary voluntary or involuntary termination of employment.
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  I meet the 1k hours requirement. I did not work the last day. Are they breaking the law in reducing the profit-share benefit because I did not work the last day of the plan year? 
  
  
  
title: Am I owed this profit-sharing benefit after quitting?