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Re:Blizzard Lays Off 600, Including About 60 Developers by gyardley on Wednesday February 29, 2012 @02:47PM (#3649360)
Just speculating -- but perhaps Blizzard prefers to get rid of their lower performers all at once in a 'layoff' instead of sacking them one-by-one.

Many larger companies do this; I suspect it minimizes dismissal-related lawsuits.

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Re:Blizzard Lays Off 600, Including About 60 Developers by marshray on Wednesday February 29, 2012 @05:11PM (#3649959)
Probably depends on the state, but wouldn't a 'layoff' mean the company would pay higher unemployment compensation premiums?
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Re:Blizzard Lays Off 600, Including About 60 Developers by itsameta4 on Thursday March 01, 2012 @08:46AM (#3652005)
...which is still probably cheaper than a single wrongful termination suit. Calling it a layoff prevents that.
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Re:Blizzard Lays Off 600, Including About 60 Developers by marshray on Thursday March 01, 2012 @11:47AM (#3652843)
Former employees can still sue over the way the layoffs were conducted.
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