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Wow that's very detailed. This is the first I've heard of WARN. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_Adjustment_and_Retraining_Notification_Act_of

• owenmarshall 4y ago
  That’s generally how it works - there is the federal WARN act and state acts as well, so the details can vary, but typically the goal is to announce mass layoffs “in advance.” But the devil is in the details. Sometimes companies time their severance against WARN, so you’ll get a round of layoffs that take effect in 60 days followed by a WARN notice dated forward. Other times, companies claim an exemption to the notice period, of which there are a few.
• CydeWeys 4y ago
  Right, so what happened is that, almost two weeks ago now, 6,800 people in the US were, practically speaking, laid off in the middle of the night with no warning whatsoever. All of their accounts were disabled, their badges were deactivated, and they were functionally no longer employees. Legally speaking though, because of WARN, the actual status of those employees is that they are still employed for two months (three in New York because we have a better WARN Act). So they'll still be getting their pay and benefits for that period, to be compliant with the WARN Act. This is the people who are on that list.
  • ehsankia 4y ago
    Basically the notification time was added to their severance package. 60 days + 6 months + 1 month * year of tenure