MN law requires employers to notify the state department whenever a layoff >50 employees occurs for company with over 100 employees.
Turns out, Seagate never sent notification to the appropriate labor department in MN. Woops
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Loophole Exploited: The day employees are informed of their termination is not officially recognized as the layoff day. To circumvent federal reporting requirements, how might a company mask a mass layoff? They could stagger the issuance of final paychecks. For instance, thousands are notified today, but only a small portion receive their final paycheck on day 2, another batch on day 5, another on day 10, and so on. This method effectively breaks down what is essentially a mass layoff into several smaller, unreported layoffs spread over multiple days, potentially avoiding the provisions of the WARN Act.
filings are at exit dates, and if it is missed likely no meaningful consequence
I recall a past layoff where the official notification with the state wasn't filed until the official exit date, which I think is the day everyone was mailed their severance. State probably has a grace period too. It's not like the state can do anything about this layoff anyway.