Make business sense and make this work for you (Score 1)

Moral battles will not help you get your money AND look good will they? How about a practical solution. Most business managers although not connected with reality can readily understand business finance at a basic level. If you can demonstrate that by not working with you and giving you your paycheck you will negatively affect the bottom line - you win. Here's how. Find a suitable replacement. Easiset way in this case would be to post on a relevant mailing list and you'll probably get several competent reponses. Say that you are responsible for the hiring (your boss said you are and you are) and ask nicely for resumes. Go to your boss and say that you performed an exhaustive search of candidates and you've narrowed it down to these finalists (the mailing list submissions). Talk to the boss in a really excited manner and tell him you have found the perfect replacement and you wish to talk! ( add !! as neccesary. Each ! is 10 decibels). Come to the meeting with resumes in hand. Also make the meeting at the end of the day so it will sink in what a favor you've done. Then nicely and pragmatically tell him that you are concerned you are not going to get paid and if he will kindly give you the paycheck now you will be happy to go over the canidates right now. The sooner the better because they need notice and you need to train them before you leave. It's all about the win win.