Thread regarding Charles Schwab Corp. layoffs

Don't put too much faith in WARN

A lot of people I know have been checking the state WARN notices. Conveniently, Schwab hasn't popped up. Below is from the Department of Labor's WARN Act FAQ:

"The WARN Act requires employers with 100 or more full-time employees (not counting workers who have fewer than 6 months on the job) to provide at least 60 calendar days advance written notice of a worksite closing affecting 50 or more employees, or a mass layoff affecting at least 50 employees and 1/3 of the worksite’s total workforce or 500 or more employees at the single site of employment during any 90-day period. Not all dislocations require a 60-day notice; the WARN Act makes certain exceptions to the requirements when employers can show that layoffs or worksite closings occur due to faltering companies, unforeseen business circumstances, and natural disasters. In such instances, the WARN Act requires employers to provide as much notice to their employees as possible. "

They key part in here is the "mass layoff affecting at least 50 employees and 1/3 of the worksite’s total workforce" the "and" between the 50 employees and the 1/3 of the worksite's workforce is saying that if they lay off 32% of the workforce, WARN doesn't apply to them. It's by worksite (aka, each campus and branch). So they can lay off 499 people and not have to follow WARN. Rinse and repeat for all campuses.

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Post ID: @OP+1oZBxBCW

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If you look at the severance page on the schweb it specifically talks through the notice period and what that means. There is also a look back and forward provision for the WARN notice. You can't just lay 499 off Monday and then 499 on Tuesday...

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Post ID: @2nuk+1oZBxBCW

NJ has similar but a little different rules. Different states may have amended the law.

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Post ID: @1gnt+1oZBxBCW

@ecc+1oZBxBCW No, because no specific employee was informed.

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Post ID: @nqs+1oZBxBCW

I mean would the notification back in June (july? So long ago) count as the 60 day notification period?

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Post ID: @ecc+1oZBxBCW

Most companies work around WARN by keeping employees on the payroll for 60 days after layoff.

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Post ID: @ymg+1oZBxBCW

60 day notice period is not them being nice...it's so they don't have to pre-WARN

Come on y'all!!!

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Post ID: @jqt+1oZBxBCW

I think everyone’s just looking for some clarity because we all know it isn’t coming from Schwab leadership.

We are all on a site speculating because every conversation within the the org goes the same. Tap dance around the topic and say something along the lines of “let’s focus on what we can control and just do good work”

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