Thread regarding Xerox Corp. layoffs

It's not possible to "not sign". There is no signature required. The way this is being rolled out is it becomes automatic on a given date (I think May 15) and one's continued employment at Xerox indicates their agreement.

So basically, if you disagree with being limited to binding arbitration with Xerox, you have to quit (and which is the worse option? I'm sure Xerox Legal knows that). Which of course means no unemployment since you voluntarily quit as opposed to being fired. Nice added "FU" as icing on the cake.

I you are a current employee do not sign and agree to it.

Can current US employees hire LP to represent in filing a class action suit against Xerox now stating the request to sign is perceived as cooercion for continued employemtn and state current employees should be grandfathered in without arbitration and place the arbitration agreement for new future employees only.

What would anyone even sue for? Anyone saying sue has never tried it.

I would be careful taking legal advice from this page.

In accordance with New York Labor Law § 751, it is unlawful for employers to mandate that employees sign a Mutual Arbitration Agreement (MAA) as a requirement for employment or continued employment. Therefore, implementing the MAA to employees who have not signed it by a specified date is essentially establishing it as a condition of employment, which is in violation of this law.

Furthermore, the same labor law states that employers cannot take retaliatory measures against employees who choose not to sign an MAA. While the company may not terminate employees for refusing to sign, automatically implementing the MAA could be perceived as a form of retaliation or coercion on the employees to forego their legal rights.

Refuse to sign it. Then if they lay you off, file a retaliation lawsuit.

If you are based in NY State. New York Labor Law § 751 protects existing employees from being forced to sign a Mutual Arbitration Agreement (MAA). The law prohibits employers from taking any adverse action against an employee who refuses to agree to arbitrate disputes arising under the Labor Law or any other state law. The law also prohibits employers from requiring an employee to enter into an agreement that waives any substantive or procedural rights or remedies in any dispute arising under the Labor Law or any other state law.

Then you go bye bye

What if you don’t sign or acknowledge - just totally ignore. What happens?

So at a high level:

1. The employee loses all of their rights to sue for damages in the future
2. The arbitration panel is made up of judges or legal experts, rather than a jury of your peers. And this arrangement has been known to favor the company rather than the employee.
3. The agreements/settlements are not made public
4. Don't sign the arbitration agreement and you'll be terminated
5. It effectively outsources HR

This is great for the company, and horrible for the employees. Business as usual for Xerox.

Read this:

https://www.epi.org/publication/the-arbitration-epidemic/

Are you surprised that they are lying to you, trying to make it seem great? That's what this company does.

Ah HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

So if I sign it, can I get the attachment for my Lotus Notes?

Just want to feel a tiny bit of the “tech power”

Must be some class action lawsuit or cases coming down the pipeline, especially with LP resigning. Covid shot lawsuits coming?

Anything to sc--w the employee..Xerox trying to prevent class action law suits ..
Xerox lost previous class action suits based on age discrimination which were the result of layoffs

But, but.... I just got my big fat raise! My mom said not to sign js.

1st line in the memo reads: "taking steps to improve the employee experience and make it easier to work within Xerox. This includes improving processes to reduce complexity while continuing to operate with integrity and fairness in everything we do." So it HAS to be for MY employee benefit, after all they say it is about integrity and fairness?

Being able to bring a bonified legal action, or joining in a class action against your employer would be bad for you. You don’t want the publicity or bad press – also you don’t want to be tried for wrongs in the court of public & stockholder opinion.

We are signing in perpetuity so our spouse, heirs, etc. cannot make any claims either. Hope those signs up about asbestos remediation past few years were just jokes.

It must be good, it must be good, I know it is, I know it is ...

Interesting how Louie Pastor, Chief Legal Council, resigned around the same time as the MAA email.