Quantum Windbag
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The WARN act requires companies to give 60 day notice of all layoffs. For some reason that totally escapes me Obama doesn't want any layoff notices to go out. They are even offering to pay the legal cost incurred if an employee sues under the law.
Strangely enough, I can't find anything on the DOL sight that justifies not telling employees about layoffs.
Compliance Assistance By Law - The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
Obama administration tells contractors again: DonThe Obama administration issued new guidance intended for defense contractors Friday afternoon, reiterating the administrations position that the companies should not be issuing layoff notices over sequestration.
The Labor Department issued guidance in July saying it would be inappropriate for contractors to issue notices of potential layoffs tied to sequestration cuts. But a few contractors, most notably Lockheed Martin, said they still were considering whether to issue the notices which would be sent out just days before the November election.
But the Friday guidance from the Office of Management and Budget raised the stakes in the dispute, telling contractors that they would be compensated for legal costs if layoffs occur due to contract cancellations under sequestration but only if the contractors follow the Labor guidance.
The guidance said that if plant closings or mass layoffs occur under sequestration, then employee compensation costs for [Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification] WARN act liability as determined by a court would be paid for covered by the contracting federal agency.
Strangely enough, I can't find anything on the DOL sight that justifies not telling employees about layoffs.
Compliance Assistance By Law - The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)