I am not a lawyer but I would agree to represent at&t employees in a class action law suit. Just PM, me attuid is ls3496.
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Just a bunch of no nothing's trying and wishing they had a JD! Just stop already, let real law professionals handle this.
Remember there is a law about at&t professionals practicing law without a license.
Just quit at&t, and walk away. Stankey will give you nothing. He spent the past six months devising his master plan
Question for the legal team here…. One posted “Severance is not mandated by any law anywhere. It is only given when it benefits the company”. That is not entirely true, there are laws that mandate severance in some situations. New law passed in NJ in the past year requires severance regardless of a company’s policy. Not sure about other states but doesn’t hurt to look into it for your situation.
Not true you can get unemployment benefits if you are forced to move than 50 miles from where you were initially hired. I am getting unemployment benefits from At&t because I was being forced to move and I didn't move. Not moving is a vaild reason to quit. Stop giving false information, instead check with or Google this topic with your state's unemployment office. If you're in TX you can get unemployment benefits. The State of TX considers that a breach of terms of which in which you were hired. It depends if you're management or non management if you can get unemployment and a severance for the duration of your unemployment. It gets tricky. If you're management you can receive unemployment until you get your severance deposited in your account afterwards unemployment should end. If you dont get severance you can get unemployment for duration of your unemployment. If they deny it contest it. My friend and management coworker was layoff in 2019 (not related to moving) and she received unemployment until her severance was received,.she had to contest the individual denial on the grounds thay she has not received the severance. I quit in 2022 because I was not moving. I was awarded unemployment on the first try. I was also retirement eligible. My unemployment benefits are almost depleted but I should have a new job soon. I am looking for a job as required to receive unemployment benefits. I hope this helps
i'd like for him to testify in congress just what he means by "season of life" and show how they pulled data on employees years of service in non hub locations compared to hub locations.
Wow! Never knew we had so many amature law professionals at at&t. I would recommend if you don't have your JD yet, shut up!
You do not get unemployment benefits when you voluntarily quit your job. If the job moves locations, and you are offered to move with the job and you don't, then you voluntarily quit.
If that move requires a change of residence, that is not a voluntary quit. Your unemployment office will tell you that.
Yes, technically you can sue your employer for forced resignation (constructive discharge) if employer wrongfully makes working conditions so intolerable that the employee is forced to resign. And in addition to that if you are member of protective categories (age) it could be a violation of federal law.
So one of your "temporary" benefits is going away and the first thing he/she/they want to do is sue?!?!? For what??? This is exactly why when you "go "Wokey" go brokey", and C-Suites are starting to realize what this means!! It is an Administrative nightmare to keep up with the never ending accommodations and fragile perceptions!
Too funny! LOL
I just love all of these armchair lawyers. Maybe you can change careers and become a lawyer! Why let all of that legal knowledge you possess go to waste.
I see some buttlickers and smartypants here who think it is right thing to do to throw employees to the street w/o paying them a dime for their service to the company. Some spent decades here and these suckers think a kick in the bu-t is all these people deserve now.
The vast majority of those forced out will be older. So there may be an age discrimination complaint in there. But good luck seeing that through.
"You do not get unemployment benefits when you voluntarily quit your job. If the job moves locations, and you are offered to move with the job and you don't, then you voluntarily quit."
This poster is clearly not an expert in the unemployment laws of all 50 states. In my state, if an employer attempts to force an employee to relocate farther than commuting distance in what is considered "acceptable and customary" for the job will be eligible for unemployment. The benchmark that has been utilized and stated in the verbiage is 50 miles. In addition, forced relocation is often viewed as a form of "constructive dismissal" meaning that it is not truly voluntary. (Exceptions, of course, are when relocation is part of the job or written into the contract, which is not the case for the typical AT&T employee).
Remember, it is the state's employment commission that determines if a person is eligible to receive unemployment. It is not AT&T's decision. So don't give up hope! You very well may be able to receive unemployment benefits for this AT&T debacle.
"You do not get unemployment benefits when you voluntarily quit your job. If the job moves locations, and you are offered to move with the job and you don't, then you voluntarily quit. "
Agreed it's not outlined by law. But the severance POLICY [currently] does explicitly say that refusing to relocate for a job is not a reason to deny severance benefits.
Much easier if you just go back to school and try to make something of yourself.
Come on. Stop acting like this company owes you anything. They made it clear that they don’t and the law backs it up. It’s sad but true and I’m sorry to be the bearer of this news.
"I think it may be the case for US Supreme court if thousands of employees are thrown out w/o severance or deprived the rights for unemployment benefits. This will be the case for corporate malicious act."
LOL! ROTFLMAO!
- Severance is not mandated by any law anywhere. It is only given when it benefits the company (image).
- You do not get unemployment benefits when you voluntarily quit your job. If the job moves locations, and you are offered to move with the job and you don't, then you voluntarily quit.
- The only exception to the above is bargained employees, who may have terms that differ according to their contract.
You can do whatever you want. Good luck finding a lawyer to take the case. I'm still trying to find any civil rights lawyer that will take up forcing the clot-shot as a case. Civil Rights and labor lawyers are a joke. They only look to protect "protected' classes.
Get a life!
ROFL
They can only let go thousands of employees w/o any benefits if T goes bankrupt like Enron did. So yes, it is a base for litigation. Whoever says we have no chance of winning is wrong.
Lawyers = BIG PAYDAy
Ex at&t employees = cup of coffee @ McDonalds
No....
I think it may be the case for US Supreme court if thousands of employees are thrown out w/o severance or deprived the rights for unemployment benefits. This will be the case for corporate malicious act.
Yes. Will you win? No.
A class action suit?