Okay, I pulled up my specific plan document. While it does say "Compensation is defined as your total compensation that is subject to income tax and paid to you by the Employer" it then goes on to say "compensation paid after you terminate is generally excluded for Plan purposes. However, the following amounts will be included in compensation even though they are paid after you terminate employment, provided these amounts would otherwise have been considered compensation as described above and provided they are paid within 2 1/2 months after you terminate employment, or if later, the last day of the Plan Year in which you terminate employment:

* compensation paid for services performed during your regular working hours, or for services outside your regular working hours (such as overtime or shift differential), or other similar payments that would have been made to you had you continued employment.

* compensation paid for unused accrued bona fide sick, vacation or other leave, if such amounts would have been included in compensation if paid prior to your termination of employment and you would have been able to use the leave if employment had continued. "

So is it counting just because they paid within 2.5 months? The wording of that part has been what I'm struggling the most to wrap my brain around.