Thread regarding Nokia Corp. layoffs

Check your states WARN Act: 90 day notice if 50 or more people laid off in your state

Check your states rules on WARN ACT: Some states now requires a 90-day notice before a mass layoff or the closure of a facility, a significant increase from the previous 60-day notice. The state's law, known as the (your state) WARN Act, now applies if 50 or more employees statewide are laid off and includes part-time workers in the count. If the 90-day notice is not provided, employers must pay an additional four weeks of severance pay in addition to the mandatory one week of severance per year of service.

Employer "establishment": The definition of an "establishment" has been expanded to include all facilities in (your state), and layoffs at different locations may need to be aggregated to meet the 50-employee threshold. This includes remote employees who report to a (your state) location.

Severance pay: In addition to the 90-day notice, employers must provide severance pay of at least one week for every year of service. If the 90-day notice is not given, an extra four weeks of severance pay must be provided.


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Employees who get notice of layoff from the company should ask for the past 10 years of total number of employees laid-off every month of the year. They should be able to provide you with this information based on the "right to know" information act. If the company doesn't provide you with this information directly, than you can ask your State to provide this information. They will have to give it to you based on the "right to know" act. Than look at the pattern of the "number" of people laid off. If it's mainly in the 40's, and usually not 50 or more, than perhaps you might understand what's going on and know who you should contact.

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