Since they announced the layoff at 3pm on Weds, and laid everyone off by 2pm Thursday, wouldn’t that violate the WARN Act? Don’t they have to give a 60 day notice?
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Crown has a legal staff that takes the proper steps to terminate and layoff.
Unless you are a legal scholar, cut your losses and get on with your professional career somewhere else.
@OP While generally the WARN Act requires a 60 day written notice, they did not meet the trigger.
"...notice is required for a mass layoff at an employment site. It affects 500 or more employees or 50-499 employees, making up over a third of the workforce. ..." Crown did not meet either threshold event. Note that this is in PA; other states likely have similar coverage/triggers.
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli/programs-services/workforce-development-home/warn-requirements#accordion-b3469b91be-item-04052013fa
They knew what they were doing.
@b1 what does that have to do with a WARN act violation?
@ac nope not paid 60 days. Notified 2/4, let go 2/5. Paid through 2/6.
@ac you are an id--t. You don’t even work for the clown and are commenting on this.
You can’t collect social security because you are laid off. You collect unemployment if you qualify.
It was a flank approach. Should have already prepared by removing most personal items when the announcement made. Brilliant strategy.
If they're paying 60 day severance that is the notice.
No, they did not violate. You were notified on a specific date. That is day 1 of the 60 day notice. You will get paid for the next 60 days as a full time employee, and than you can collect social security. Check with your HR. My company notifies us first of layoff, than we have to work for four more weeks, than they send us home for three weeks (or until the 60 days in total from the time of notification are finished). Than on the 61st day, you start to collect social security.