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| schestowitz | Did you get laid off and the WARN ACT | Jan 20 03:15 |
| schestowitz | The WARN Act requires an employer to notify employees, in writing, 60 days before a layoff, and pay the employee for those 60 days, in addition to any severance the employee may be entitled to. Unfortunately, some employers attempt to circumvent the law. If your employer did not provide you the 60 days’ notice (and pay you for those 60 days), please contact the Federal Department of Labor (DOL) or your state’s WARN office for help. | Jan 20 03:15 |
| schestowitz | The original Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) was a Federal law that applied to all 50 states. Since the Federal WARN law was passed, most states have enacted a state WARN Act. | Jan 20 03:15 |
| schestowitz | Among other things, the state WARN acts require employers to report layoff statistics to a state office. In fact, an employer may report the number of employees they intend to layoff, by location, before the layoff and report that information to a state WARN act office. | Jan 20 03:15 |
| schestowitz | Therefore, assuming the employer complied with state law, you might be able to learn about the number of employees an employer intends to layoff, by location, before the layoff. Otherwise, you can determine the number of employees that were laid off after the layoff. | Jan 20 03:15 |
| schestowitz | If your employer laid off employees and you don’t find the layoff statistics on the sites below, you may anonymously report this to your state’s office responsible for the WARN act, and they will instruct the employer to report the statistics | Jan 20 03:15 |
| schestowitz | Washington | Jan 20 03:15 |
| schestowitz | https://esd.wa.gov/about-employees/WARN | Jan 20 03:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-esd.wa.gov | ESDWAGOV - Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) | Jan 20 03:16 | |
| schestowitz | Select this link: Please reference the WARN notice database for current & past notices | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | If you are located in another state, please type this into any search engine: WARN ACT and [state name], e.g. Arizona | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | | 637 views | 5 reactions (+1/-4) | 4 replies (last 3 hours ago) | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @OP+1kL11izb | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | Click to get Alert when there is a new reply. | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | 4 replies (most recent on top) | Jan 20 03:16 |
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| schestowitz | This lay off has been vetted through legal and HR. Just sign if you want the package or else you can sue with no package. The chance of winning is less than 1% if you want to gamble Else move on. | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @mrc+1kL11izb | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | +4 | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | It highly depends on which state you are in. Many states do not enforce the Warn Act. | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | I worked at a company that had just over 200 employees at 2 locations. The same week as Thanksgiving 75 of us were laid off with no warning. | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | I called the unemployment office to file for unemployment and told them about the lack of warning and they told me that my only recourse was to sue my former employer. They (the state) would not go after them. | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @ono+1kL11izb | Jan 20 03:16 |
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| schestowitz | If you’d like to learn more about the WARN Act and whether your employer is complying with this Federal and State law, please review these articles. Please copy this info to your desktop and share this information with your co-workers | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | WARN Act Class Action Lawsuits | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | https://lawclubs.org/warn-act-class-action-lawsuits/ | Jan 20 03:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lawclubs.org | WARN Act Class Action Lawsuits - Law Clubs | Jan 20 03:16 | |
| schestowitz | The WARN Act and Twitter | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | https://www.newsweek.com/warn-act-have-do-twitter-layoffs-1757119 | Jan 20 03:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.newsweek.com | What Is the WARN Act and What Does It Have to Do With the Twitter Layoffs? | Jan 20 03:16 | |
| schestowitz | Great article on the WARN Act | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/federal-and-state-warn-acts-should-guide-approach-to-layoffs | Jan 20 03:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.bloomberglaw.com | Federal and State WARN Acts Should Guide Approach to Layoffs | Jan 20 03:16 | |
| schestowitz | WARN Act | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | https://www.classlawgroup.com/employment/termination/warn-act/ | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | General Dynamics Workers Win Class Cert. In WARN Act Suit | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | https://warnlawyers.com/2022/02/09/general-dynamics-workers-win-class-cert-in-warn-act-suit/ | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | WARN Act Ruling Potential Cause of Concern for Larger Employers | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | https://www.hrpolicy.org/insight-and-research/resources/2021/hrpa/01-2021/warn-act-ruling-potential-cause-of-concern-for-lar/ | Jan 20 03:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.classlawgroup.com | WARN Act | Your rights under the Warn Act | Mass Layoff Severance Pay | Jan 20 03:16 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-warnlawyers.com | General Dynamics Workers Win Class Cert. In WARN Act Suit - New York WARN Act Attorney | Jan 20 03:16 | |
| schestowitz | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.hrpolicy.org | WARN Act Ruling Potential Cause of Concern for Larger Employers | HR Policy | Jan 20 03:16 | |
| schestowitz | | 2 reactions (+1/-1) | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @auk+1kL11izb | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | 0 | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | The Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification ACT (WARN) is a Federal law that applies to all 50 states | Jan 20 03:16 |
| schestowitz | https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/layoffs/warn | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Review Workers' Guide | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Send specific questions to: | Jan 20 03:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.dol.gov | WARN Act Compliance Assistance | U.S. Department of Labor | Jan 20 03:17 | |
| schestowitz | warn.inquiries@dol.gov | Jan 20 03:17 |
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| schestowitz | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kL11izb#replies | Jan 20 03:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.thelayoff.com | Did you get laid off and the WARN ACT - post regarding Microsoft Corp. layoffs | Jan 20 03:17 | |
| schestowitz | " | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | I'm supposed to start next month | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Should I be worried about these layoffs? What are the chances my offer gets rescinded? | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | 8 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | | 721 views | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | 4 replies (last 3 hours ago) | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @OP+1kLax2FJ | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Click to get Alert when there is a new reply. | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | 4 replies (most recent on top) | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | +2 | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Even if the offer is not rescinded, what your back and get use to quarterly lay off for the next two years. If you think you want that environment and will survive those rounds, then keep going. | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @djz+1kLax2FJ | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | +7 | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Absolutely. 1000%. Just look at the post a few down from this one. Unless you are an AI hire you have a 50/50 chance, and zero time to play the Microsoft political game of saving yourself. If you can stay where you’re at I would highly encourage you to reconsider the dumpster fire situation. | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | https://www.thelayoff.com/post/@OP+1kLMSQaL | Jan 20 03:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.thelayoff.com | Post @OP+1kLMSQaL "4th quarter being planned" (regarding Microsoft Corp.) | Jan 20 03:17 | |
| schestowitz | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | | 9 reactions (+8/-1) | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @kfn+1kLax2FJ | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | +1 | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | Sadly, I doubt many/any people have an answer for you. I recently left a promising career elsewhere to join MSFT. Hoping that I don't regret it. | Jan 20 03:17 |
| schestowitz | 8 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:18 |
| schestowitz | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Jan 20 03:18 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @wpe+1kLax2FJ | Jan 20 03:18 |
| schestowitz | +2 | Jan 20 03:18 |
| schestowitz | I would appreciate any info. | Jan 20 03:18 |
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| schestowitz | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kLax2FJ#replies | Jan 20 03:18 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.thelayoff.com | I'm supposed to start next month - post regarding Microsoft Corp. layoffs | Jan 20 03:18 | |
| *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) | Jan 20 03:19 | |
| schestowitz | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kLxticZ#replies | Jan 20 03:20 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.thelayoff.com | This is terrible news any idea what the package will look like? What has it been in the past - post regarding Microsoft Corp. layoffs | Jan 20 03:20 | |
| schestowitz | " | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | This package will be better than the next several packages that will be for Q3 and Q4. The first one is always the biggest. | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | | no reactions | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @1wcr+1kLxticZ | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | +1 | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | "So you are being required by to work for 60 days after being terminated? " no. you are just on the books as an employee for 60 days and get pay and benefits | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @qih+1kLxticZ | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | +3 | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | I was RIFed in 2017 as part of a Services cut. The 60 day termination period did not require me to work. My email was cut after a week or so while I returned my laptop(s), and other items. | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | I have to admit that the severance was generous, I've heard of worse. | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | For those who were affected, remember that in the grand scheme of things, things work out for the better and have faith in yourself, and tomorrow will be better than today! | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @csf+1kLxticZ | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | +1 | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | Tech companies competing for benefits first now competing for severance packages. "Industry leading severance" hahah | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | 8 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @dgf+1kLxticZ | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | +1 | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | So you are being required by to work for 60 days after being terminated? | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | Post ID: @efj+1kLxticZ | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | +4 | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/01/18/subject-focusing-on-our-short-and-long-term-opportunity/ | Jan 20 03:20 |
| schestowitz | U.S.-benefit-eligible employees will receive a variety of benefits, including above-market severance pay, continuing healthcare coverage for six months, continued vesting of stock awards for six months, career transition services, and 60 days' notice prior to termination, regardless of whether such notice is legally required. | Jan 20 03:21 |
| schestowitz | Benefits for employees outside the U.S. will align with the employment laws in each country. | Jan 20 03:21 |
| schestowitz | " | Jan 20 03:21 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blogs.microsoft.com | Subject: Focusing on our short- and long-term opportunity - The Official Microsoft Blog | Jan 20 03:21 | |
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| schestowitz | > I think he almost hates patents, because of the way they are exploited | Jan 20 05:43 |
| schestowitz | > to keep drug prices high, or even make drugs unavailable, in the US. | Jan 20 05:43 |
| schestowitz | > | Jan 20 05:43 |
| schestowitz | > Curious, though, that xxxxxxx hasn't responded, even to say sorry, we | Jan 20 05:43 |
| schestowitz | > had to do something different. He was 100% enthusiastic when I talked | Jan 20 05:43 |
| schestowitz | > to him on the phone. | Jan 20 05:43 |
| schestowitz | > | Jan 20 05:43 |
| schestowitz | > Nobody that is in any way connected to Nader has ever responded. | Jan 20 05:43 |
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| schestowitz | Dear colleagues, | Jan 20 06:24 |
| schestowitz | Jan 20 06:24 | |
| schestowitz | Just a friendly reminder of our scheduled General Assembly, which begins at 2:00 p.m. today. | Jan 20 06:24 |
| schestowitz | The Local Staff Committee Munich (LSCMN) invites all staff to a General Assembly on Thursday 19 January, at 14.00h to be held via MS Teams and you will have an opportunity to ask your questions via Slido (see also details below: | Jan 20 06:24 |
| schestowitz | Agenda | Jan 20 06:24 |
| schestowitz | Staff Representation Elections 2023: Call for candidates, Vote on resolution on freedom of association | Jan 20 06:24 |
| schestowitz | Bringing teams together: A divisive exercise? | Jan 20 06:24 |
| schestowitz | Salary Adjustment Procedure: Why is the pool empty? | Jan 20 06:24 |
| schestowitz | (New) Pension System: (SSP) lump-sum taxation matters | Jan 20 06:24 |
| schestowitz | On Internal Appeals: How to defend your rights? | Jan 20 06:25 |
| schestowitz | Outlook 2023: New Financial Study and Social Agenda 2023 - Further cuts? | Jan 20 06:25 |
| schestowitz | Q&A | Jan 20 06:25 |
| schestowitz | Under Agenda Point 1, a resolution on freedom of association will be presented and put to a vote. You can find the text of the resolution here. | Jan 20 06:25 |
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| schestowitz | More good news! | Jan 20 08:22 |
| schestowitz | I finally managed to fix the drainage/sewer outside on my own, saving maybe 200 pounds. | Jan 20 08:22 |
| schestowitz | The pipe burst last month ago, but the guy charged us "only" 55 pounds. The new valve is a bit better. | Jan 20 08:22 |
| schestowitz | Everything else in in tact. | Jan 20 08:22 |
| schestowitz | <li> | Jan 20 09:36 |
| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://walledculture.org/peer-review-has-failed-and-thats-great-news-for-diamond-open-access-science-and-society/">Peer review has failed, and that’s great news – for diamond open access, science and society</a></h5> | Jan 20 09:36 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Empty reply from server ( status 0 @ https://walledculture.org/peer-review-has-failed-and-thats-great-news-for-diamond-open-access-science-and-society/ ) | Jan 20 09:36 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Jan 20 09:36 |
| schestowitz | <p>One of the strongest and most frequent arguments against the minimalist approach of diamond open access is that it often comes without the traditional apparatus of peer review, organising which would be too costly for what are typically tiny publishing budgets. Mastroianni’s posts confirm its absence really doesn’t matter, because peer review adds nothing, and may even reduce the scientific value of | Jan 20 09:36 |
| schestowitz | papers that undergo it. That’s great news for open access, whose gold and green forms are still struggling to achieve their aims. It’s also great news for science and thus society, both of which stand to gain easier access to more interesting and potentially more useful research.</p> | Jan 20 09:36 |
| schestowitz | </blockquote> | Jan 20 09:36 |
| schestowitz | </li> | Jan 20 09:36 |
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| schestowitz | <li> | Jan 20 14:46 |
| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/apache-foundation-faces-name-opposition-american-indian-activists">Apache Foundation faces name opposition from American Indian activists.</a></h5> | Jan 20 14:46 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com | Apache Foundation faces name opposition from American Indian activists. | Open Source Watch | Jan 20 14:46 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Jan 20 14:46 |
| schestowitz | <p>Therefore, Natives in Tech urges "The Apache Software Foundation to take the necessary steps needed to express the ally-ship they promote so deeply on their website, to act in accordance with their own code of conduct, to “be careful in the words that [they] choose,” and change their name."</p> | Jan 20 14:46 |
| schestowitz | </blockquote> | Jan 20 14:46 |
| schestowitz | </li> | Jan 20 14:46 |
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