#employeerights

Can somebody please say what the severance package was like for the latest layoff? Just to see if there were any changes since the last round.

My manager is asking me politely to resign... Should I report it? Is there any law I can use against them?

Is it standard and final?

I’m considering contacting a lawyer over being laid off. Would it be worth it?

I stumbled across a Reddit thread where H1Bs were complaining about how US offshoring to GCCs is negatively effecting even their ability to find work.

No matter how bad you think it is, it's much worse. These board members and their lapdog executives rayping and pillaging the lives of ordinary working people is disgusting.

I've started taking steps to start my own business because it is evident that no matter what I do, I am unsafe working in corporate America. I am unsafe working for US Bank (of India). There is no future here.

"Reclaiming our in office culture" aka "reclaiming the lives of our slaves"

I wish everyone the best in trying to find their way out of this toxic, exploitative culture. I hope everyone gets out and this company burns and bankrupts the board and the executives when it does.

Northeast CZW tech who are being forced into the Union are getting their comp sheets in September and will have 30 days to decide if they will be joining the Union or will be laid off by the end of year

Is this actually legal to force employees into the Union?

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I saw a post with 21 days listed as the decision timeframe. Some countries seem to be told 7 days. What’s your experience ?
Also, when is your last day on payroll if you choose the PIL? If you are eligible to retire, do you retire the day after you leave with PIL?

Anyone working still working for Oracle should be looking at this website and the specific states where you reside: https://www.warntracker.com/company/oracle-america

Our agency missed 7 months in rolling 12, is the following statement from a previous post accurate?

"Agents that miss 7 months out of a moving 12 month measurement will get a 90 day terminaton notice in the 8th month."

With the onesy twosy layoffs still occurring why is there no info here on package? Weeks of severance? Weeks of cobra? , etc. has it drastically been reduced?

When does severance package begin if you were told day of notification was your last day? If 9/4, are you being paid through then w/regular pay?

Anyone been through this in Illinois?

I left Dell at the end of July, and as of now, there are still no sales numbers available for commission sales representatives regarding their performance. This situation feels fundamentally unfair. I'm curious if anyone has initiated a class action lawsuit, as the rollout of One Dell Way should not have occurred without ensuring that sales performance data was fully accessible to us.

Question - preparing to be laid off as we all should be, IMO. How does severance pay work - do you get one lump sum or is it continued paychecks based on your tenure. If the later, do the checks stop when you find new employment?

Has anyone here had success requesting an accommodation to continue working fully virtual due to a disability, rather than being required to meet the in-office/hybrid work requirement? This would be for a transfer position, as my current position is fully virtual (0 days onsite). I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience and how the process went.

Given the constant changing policies at FIS, does anybody know what happens when a sales person gives two weeks notice? Does your access get cut same day? Do they pay out the two weeks? No PTO to get paid out unless you live in certain states. If anybody knows, please share.

Those w/ a last day of 09/04, have you received your severance agreement?

I have a week planned vacation during my notice period. Do I have to cancel my trip? I cannot risk getting "fired" due to concerns of health insurance and family medical issues.

Calling out sick-will this impact my severance? Particularly on the last day. Note that I am in a state that has sick time laws and anti retaliation laws on the books.

I know many positions were lost but this question has been lingering in my head. Could the company have looked at how much family’s insurance costs them and decided some of us are too expensive? A lot of the one's that stayed don't have children or have insurance through their spouses (from the one's I personally know). Centene's focus with Cognizant/MAGI (AI), Salesfoce, temps, and sending jobs overseas adds more to my suspicion that employee benefits were taken into consideration.

For those who took the lump sum, were you taxed at 20-22%? Just curious. My biweekly severance has been taxed same as when I worked with the company vs the higher rate.

It is becoming quite population take a leave of absence and focus on finding a new job during the leave

So how does that work exactly ? Are you given a choice? Rebadge or quit / rebadge vs leave with severance ? I always thought it was the former, ie- no real choice. How long do you stay employed at new company? what happens after that term ( regarding severance, unemployment etc )

I have always worked under the assumption that getting laid off was better than getting rebadged. Is that accurate ?

I was reading the agreement and it basically says you are waiving any rights to sue the company. And if you find another job they will stop the PIP.

Has anybody been able to negotiate different terms for this agreement?

After working for 30+ years, all you get is 3 months of salary at the cost of waiving broad rights? Ultrageous! This company should pay packages as every other company that does layoffs!

Has anyone tried to get a medical exemption from RTO? Went to my doctor yesterday and found my blood pressure up 20 points from last year, cholesterol, blood sugar up too. My doc asked if I was under a lot of stress at home or work. Told him about RTO after 10 years of remote work and the stress of the commute. He offered to prescribe remote work. Will USB honor this or will they fight? Do I just give the note to my manager?

Is it paid out with severance or separately? Actually, is it paid out al all?

At what point do we employees just stop playing along with this ridiculous RTO policy?

Seriously, what happens if we collectively decide that enough is enough and stop treating 5x RTO like it’s some sacred commandment?

They can’t fire everybody. And if they tried, they’d have an even bigger problem on their hands - like a massive talent and productivity disaster worse than we are already seeing.

The irony of this whole thing is “leadership” has created a policy so unpopular that the only thing keeping it functioning may be the assumption that everyone has to comply individually.

Maybe it’s time to start asking what happens when employees realize they have leverage too.

Five-day RTO isn’t inevitable. It’s a BS policy no others in the industry follow. A policy we didn’t even follow ourselves for decades before Covid, and policies can be changed. Maybe that’s what it takes.

Are there any rules around this? I'm scheduled to come back from my leave of absence in October

Does anyone know how long its taking the firm to liquidate LP's after ISP? My last day was July 2 and I still haven't gotten my LP liquidation. Just curious if anyone that had an LP after being ISP'ed can tell me about how long it took to get the liquidation.

If I get LR’d, and don’t return my Cisco laptop will they brick it? Has anyone successfully kept their Mac laptop functioning after removing all the Cisco bloat?

Please?

I haven't seen anyone cite the Federal WARN Act in their posts or responses; with this being a layoff of more than 50 people, would the WARN Act not apply in this situation? If so, they would need to provide 60 days notice, or at least the equivalent in pay/severance. At least that's what I thought. Is my understanding incorrect?

Anyone receive a Fidelity special tax notice in the mail stating that your job changed last month? Did Centene notify fidelity before telling us that we are getting laid off? The letter came with a packet labeled SPD

Anyone go through the new reasonable accommodation remote work process with Sedgwick?

They have revamped the form specifically for BNY. This is going to lead to more lawsuits. The form basically implies they will not allow any remote accommodation.

With all the news coming out about Covid and the vaccines, any thoughts on a class action lawsuit against AT&T for mandating shots in order to return to work?

Does anyone know how the company is getting around the Worker And Retraining Notification (WARN) that I believe the company is subject to.? The numbers involved in the various RIFs imply they should be filing WARN reports.

I know the earlier round included 60 day Admin Leave which would allow them to get around it but the latest rounds don't seem to be so generous and not include the 60 day admin leave.

I’m planning to look for a new job, and I have a question about health insurance. If I’m terminated today, will my medical insurance end immediately, or will it continue through the end of the month?