I need some advice as something feels really fishy about this situation. I recently discovered that a new hire was making significantly more than I was. I went to discuss this with my boss and let him know that if I wasn't afforded a raise that I would be putting in my resignation. When he mentioned the company policy about not discussing wages, I made sure to make note that it was against the law to prohibit employees from discussing wages.
When I left I asked that my year end bonus, my PTO, and my final paycheck would be paid out at the end of the month. This morning I received a call from my boss. He let me know that my bonus, my PTO in my final paycheck would indeed be delivered at the end of the month and that I also would not need to work anymore. For all intents and purposes, I would still be an employee in the system but that I no longer needed to perform my daily duties.
He provided an email stating that all payments would be received on my end so I have that in writing but something just feels fishy about being told not to show up to work anymore. I work remote so it wouldn't be a big deal that I'm not showing up to the office, but I'm curious as to why they wouldn't want me to finish out the end of the month considering we are so short-handed right now. Am I falling into a trap?