With all the layoffs yesterday why was there no WARN letter sent out?
Is it because most of the layoffs were remote workers so there were not enough layoffs at one particular location to meet the WARN eligibility threshold?
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From what I’ve seen, FIS sometimes avoids formal WARN letters by structuring exits as voluntary resignations combined with severance that covers the 60-day notice period. Legally, this counts as fulfilling the WARN requirement, even if it’s clear the resignation wasn’t truly voluntary. It’s a subtle loophole: the company meets the notice obligation via pay rather than paperwork. That’s likely why many remote or small-location layoffs never triggered a WARN letter
@as yes - read the Severance thread
@ag any word on what severance was offered?
The WARN Act doesn’t apply if your severance pay covers the notice period you were entitled to.
There’s currently an investigation into the mass Bellevue layoffs in July and the lack of WARN letter sent out. I hope it comes back to bite FIS in the a$$!
https://straussborrelli.com/2025/07/15/fis-global-warn-act-investigation/
I believe the WARN letters are based on each state. So if they spread it out, they don't need a WARN letter. This has been their MO since the Great Recession. Keep it under the state limit and they don't have to announce.