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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by cjensen on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:17PM (#34255884)
No because it violates the WARN act. [1]

IANAL but if they paid 60 days severance as Musk promised, that might legally be considered 60 days of employment and would not violate WARN. But they didn't actually do that despite Musk's assertions.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_Adjustment_and_Retraini...

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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by ojbyrne on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:41PM (#34256047)
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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by outside1234 on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:59PM (#34256174)
The WARN act is to give employees time to find another job. Basically Elon has chosen to not get any labor in return for that 60 day notice
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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by ojbyrne on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:14AM (#34256279)
The OP is suggesting that there was no actual pay for that notice period.
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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by s1artibartfast on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:51AM (#34256541)
Suggesting, but not making any actual claims if they have been paid through their 60 days or not. Seems like very relevant information
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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by throwntoday on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:09AM (#34256237)
> But they didn't actually do that despite Musk's assertions.

I have a friend that worked at twitter and was laid off during the first wave. She received her full severance so I don't know where you're getting this.

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Re:I was laid off 2 months agoand I’ve never even seen a sev... by cjensen on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:42AM (#34256825)
Regarding where I'm "getting this," it's in the original tweet that this thread links to :-)
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