[yashchandra]

Which country are you/your employer are in? How big is your employer ? I know that in the US, it is against the law to not pay your employees for the time they worked no matter what. It is a serious offense. How much money is it ? Talk to a lawyer and take it from there. Do not do anything else on your own and keep all documentation of any communication so far where they clearly deny you your rightful paycheck on the grounds of you leaving in 2 months.

[groth]

I am in California. Does employer size matter? (It was a startup, but not a tiny one)

[brudgers]

Assuming that the other side of this story is somewhat as it has been portrayed, blogging about the issue with the potential to reveal the name of the startup might encourage them to clear up "the misunderstanding".

Heck, you might even just email someone with some equity a link to this story.

[yashchandra]

Look into California labor laws. Even though old link, I found this: http://www.labor.ca.gov/pdf/lwdalaborlaw99-03.pdf

It states "It provides that salary may be not be used as an excuse for employment termination decisions if it disparately affects older workers."