UNLV records indicate Hauck was paid for work completed
Former UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck has indicated he wants to be paid for the entire month of December.
University records say he agreed to work one day into December before leaving.
Debra L. Pieruschka, UNLV assistant general counsel, provided the records that stated: “Mr. Hauck resigned his employment at 8 a.m. PST on Dec. 1, 2014, and waived any right to rescind such resignation.
“The university accepted Mr. Hauck’s resignation and, as provided in his current employment contract, ‘will pay employee’s salary through Dec. 1, 2014.’ ”
The records were provided after the Review-Journal made a Freedom of Information request.
Hauck and UNLV agreed to a $400,000 buyout. According to the records, he received $292,232.79 in net pay ($400,000 gross) on Feb. 1. Then the following day, he received $1,832.22 in net pay ($2,515.39 gross) “for his wages through Dec. 1, 2014.”
Attempts to reach Hauck, now the special teams coordinator at San Diego State, were unsuccessful.
He went public with his contention that he wasn’t fully compensated, telling FootballScoop.com in an interview that was posted April 24, “I was due 30 days of full salary and benefits, and we haven’t gotten that straightened out. It looks like it’s going to the lawyers.”
If he is speaking about being paid for all of December, as seems to be case, it’s difficult to see where Hauck has a case based on the records provided by UNLV.
“Mr. Hauck represented that he read and understood the terms and conditions of the Resignation Agreement and that he had an ‘opportunity to discuss its terms’ with his own counsel,” university records stated. “Furthermore, Mr. Hauck represented, prior to signing, that he relied ‘exclusively on the advice of its or his attorney(s) and not on any advice or representation by the other party or any attorney, officer, employee or agent of the other party.’ ”
Regardless of how this dispute plays out, it puts a stain on what otherwise was a coaching term that ended on good terms. Believing his job was in jeopardy, Hauck decided to be proactive and work out a resignation agreement before the Nov. 29 season finale against UNR. He announced the day before facing the Wolf Pack he would resign after the game.
It was quite a different tone from how previous coach Mike Sanford exited. He was fired in November 2009, and blasted the university on his way out, leaving sore feelings to this day.
Now Hauck is leaving the same type of bitter taste with UNLV, where he went 15-49 in five seasons. The Rebels went 2-11 last season.
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