As I said in my comment I can't find now, cvx needs to increase severance if they want to convince us not to sue.
Perhaps we should consult an attorney about a class action for discriminatory firing.
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Wrongful termination. Is the general first topic to garner a lawsuit. I’m sure plenty can be brought up.
Another would be pain and suffering or mental anguish. Layoffs announced late last year. No information besides a sharepoint site and dates. Then the continued roller coaster ride of anxiety.
Then they release a terrible tool, hardly any job description, a quick process and selection reps that have over 30 people.
I could definitely see some attorneys at least wanting to take a look at this. Also not to mention the few employees that have attempted self harm due to it all.
@hx why haven't you and others at Chevron been saving for years already for this eventuality? We all know what industry we work in so where's the accountability on saving for our own layoffs?
Severance definitely needs to go up. What Chevron seems to not understand is that they're not sending people off into a market where they will likely find another job either in industry or something adjacent fairly soon, they are literally ending people's careers and livelihoods. People will have to invest $$$$$$$ to retain and for the older crowd, that may not pay dividends. The severance offered is simply not enough, and especially not enough for those of us in protected classes to give up our right to litigate.
Possible attorneys:
Graham Hollis: https://www.grahamhollis.com/employment-class-actions
Kingsley Szamet: https://www.kingsleykingsley.com/employment-class-action
Kilpatrick Townsend: https://ktslaw.com/en/Services/LaborEmployment/
Kilgore & Kilgore: https://www.kilgorelaw.com/
Yes, you hit an nerve. My post agreeing with you was not shown.
We should educate ourselves ahead of time.
@d1 But has anyone gone looking? You typically give up your right to sue when you take severance.
In past layoffs, I'd say the over 40 crowd were disproportionally affected, but its hard to say when many of them chose to EOI.
The way HR has behaved the past few years, I suspect the company is already being sued by multiple employees.
The original post probably got deleted as it is a complete fantasy that a class action is even remotely plausible. Businesses downsize every day, just look at the tech sector for example. Chevron has downsized multiple times and no one has been able to prove widespread discrimination, it is simply is not going to happen.
Alrighty, so we need a reputable form who can handle a multi-state action in the labor space. We may have to consider multiple firms across multiple states but that could produce wildly uneven results.
We should sue, they aren’t giving job descriptions
Good chance there will be plenty of age discrimination.
@bs How are black Americans being disproportionately laid-off compared to others? No one has even been let go yet that didn't volunteer for the AEOI.
It’s discriminatory against black Americans
What exactly are they doing that is illegal?
How do you plan to prove discriminatory firing? Good luck
Hmm, which law firms should we connect with? Does anyone have suggestions?
Hit a nerve? the mods'? That's pathetic. Maybe your comment is just useless ranting like many
I noticed the same. Hmmmm