Employer wants my notary stamp and journal when I leave
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Leaving my office job in two weeks. Last year the company paid for my notary application, training, stamp and bound journal so customers wouldn't need to go elsewhere. My commission still has about three years left.
My manager put both items on the equipment return sheet, next to the laptop. He says paying for them makes them company property. When I mentioned the name on the stamp he said he wasn't asking anyone else to use it, just to retain it for company records. I dont know if that distinction matters.
There's no reimbursement agreement that I remember, and I'm not resigning my commission. The journal has only work-related entries.
Can they require me to hand over either item when I leave? If they need records of customer notarizations, is there a lawful way to provide those seperately? I'd rather resolve this before my last afternoon.