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		VintageLight on April 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unicorn layoffs keep piling up The WARN Act is not severance! It requires that the company notify employees 60 days in advance of a mass layoff. They don't have to specifically notify the individuals being laid off. There is no requirement for severance in California!

adrr on April 16, 2020 [–]

Most companies forgo notification and pay out two months of pay. So it becomes a defacto severance. Do you know any company that actually gave notice and kept the employees on for two months?

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