I'm not sure if COP needs to comply with the Department of Labor WARN law. If it is required to comply with this law, then written notifications must be provided 60-days prior to the terminations actually taking place. Subtracting 60-days off of the "end of April" you get the first few days in March. This supports 69352's March 2nd date. As such, I expect a lot of closed door meetings to take place this upcoming week (the last week of February). My group has already had such meetings to discuss and rank our agency "short term" workforce. I suspect these meetings will be going on this upcoming week for the direct hire personnel (or they have already happened).
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COP is a great company! They, like the other companies, are not downsizing voluntarily, but for economic reasons. Truly, the best company I have worked with.
COP is a great company and these are unfortunate times. Severance package circumvents the "warn" law, not all companies are this generous during lay-offs. The closed door meetings have already taken place. They are finished and I suspect the list of severed employees is complete.
They have been violating WARN for a while
Any word about the number of workers and at which locations?
Any word about the number of workers and at which locations?
Have to wait until after the COP sponsored Rodeo Run!
It will go quickly when it begins. It will not be dragged out for 2 months. Get contact information with people you want to stay in touch with while you can. Pack up all your personal stuff (you can always bring it back). Head down and mouth shut while hoping for the best. Don't be surprised by anything. Be gracious. Good luck!