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Re:Twitter faces a class action lawsuit over mass employee l... by pbreit on Friday November 04, 2022 @02:46PM (#33471771)
Does anyone know what WARN actually requires? If they are copensated for 60 days, does that suffice?
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Re:Twitter faces a class action lawsuit over mass employee l... by Tangurena2 on Friday November 04, 2022 @03:13PM (#33472185)
Yes.

> An employer who violates WARN provisions is liable to each employee for an amount equal to back pay and benefits for the period of the violation, up to 60 days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_Adjustment_and_Retraini...

He learned his lesson from a similar large scale layoff at Tesla. The lawyers in this case were the same lawyers in the previous case.

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Re:Twitter faces a class action lawsuit over mass employee l... by pbreit on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:05PM (#33510632)
So does that just mean they need to be paid for 60 days (which they are)?
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