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A semantic difference only. They were "made redundant", "let go", "laid off", "fired", "terminated", and any other set of convenient choices.

• AceyMan 2y ago
  Not so. Being included in a RIF (reduction in force) is legally different than getting fired. Ask anyone who knows anything about corporate HR.
  • xnx 2y ago
    I'm not finding any legal difference in the US. What difference do you know of?
    • dgfitz 2y ago
      If you're fired with cause, no severance, else, severance. It is quite common knowledge.
      • xnx 2y ago
        This may be convention, but it is not law. No federal or state law requires severance pay in the US.
        • dgfitz 2y ago
          I didn't say it was law.
    • datavirtue 2y ago
      Unemployment insurance.
• dgfitz 2y ago
  The first 3 give severance, the last two do not. There is an enormous difference.