Is there a minimum number of WARN notices company's can give out without having to report it to the Washington State Employment Office? My Boeing coworker warned me about our group's Boeing manager. Supposedly this knucklehead Boeing manager brags about how they know what exact dates they can give people a WARN notice so that it does not draw attention to themself because Boeing does not have to report it to the State Employment Office. I think this is bs and Boeing has to report to the state Employment office any WARN notices our id--t Boeing manager gave out.
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They have to give notice 60 days ahead if closing a site or laying off more than 50.
Oftenvtheyvwill walk you out and continue to pay for 2 months claiming your severence is part of WARN timeline ( illegal) .
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You are either a useless Boeing manager or a Boeing HR clown.
Who in the Federal Government do companies have to validate a year in advance with, as you say, dates they plan to lay people off? So if a company runs into financial difficulty and can't remain in business unless they immediately layoff half their employees. They can't legally do this to save their business beacuse the date does not match the date they validated a year ago with so and so in the Federal Government ? Yeah sure. I know plenty of people who got a 5 minute notice they were being layoff along with others because their company had to conserve cash to pay their bills to remain in business. Not one of these ex-employees won a lawsuit for their sudden layoff.
"The dates that a company can give out warns are validated between the company and the federal government a year in advance."
There is a percentage of your workforce that if you lay off more than that percent you have to issue a 60 day warrant notice. I forget what the percent number is.
Boeing used to brag about the number employees that were planning to lay off so they never cared if they had to issue a warrant notice or not.
Maybe now since it’s more difficult to hire people, they’ve tried to change their image, but most people know how Boeing treats their workforce.
I think you need to stop listening to knuckleheaded co-workers who get their jollies feeding you misinformation and watching the panic set in on your face !!! The dates that a company can give out warns are validated between the company and the federal government a year in advance. There is nothing spur of the moment about it nor a number below which reporting requirements by the company go away. There is no leeway on the company's part to alter this once it is agreed upon. 2 weeks before the warn date the company has to submit a list of employees that will be receiving a warn for final approval / disposition with HR. Your manager and the company know who will be getting put on 60 day notice 14 days prior to the actual warn distribution date.
As far as reporting requirements to the WA State ESD -->
https://esd.wa.gov/about-employees/WARN-requirements
I do believe if its under a certain number they don't have to report it...I can't remember the exact threshold. I went through rolling layoffs at AT&T several years ago and this is how they stayed below the radar...along with the overall amount was done across multiple states so no reporting. These corporations know all the dirty tricks so my advice don't put your fate in anyone elses hands.
Well, let us know if/when you get one
He might be correct. In NJ, not all companies are reporting to the gov't for WARN.