By being secretive and not spooking the shareholders on the depth of the layoffs -- 18%--is Oracle management being too cute by half?
By not filing WARN (over 50 employees at one location) or information under OWBPA (Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, which applies when employees over 40 years old are laid off) they are laying themselves wide open for a barrage of lawsuits.
A WARN notice was filed with the state of Missouri. 539 positions. You can find it on the internet.
You're still on the payroll. So they're not breaking the law.
They don't put you on garden leave because it's good for you, they put you on garden leave to comply with the law.
I'm sure O has many lawyers at its disposal to make sure all the i's got dotted and the t's crossed.
@OP Why do you care about their lawsuits? None of your business.
If they pay you a severance for a few weeks they don't need to, welcome to loopholes friend
I am sure they did as it would be stupid not to do so.