If you notice line 2. - if they let 49 people go at one facility they buck the system. This is EXCLUDING part timers(ORANGE hats). This is why they are letting RED hats go and leaving ORANGE hats.....because then they are not liable to pay under the WARN act. They are treating this as if they are trying to keep facilities running.. when in fact they are reducing employees a little at a time to dwindle down the numbers so they DON'T have to give anyone notice. After they are done penny pinching they will close facilities left and right. So if you THINK you are safe at a facility that has seen significant layoffs two months in a row ... most likely you are not.
THIS IS FROM THE "WARN" LAWS... Explains everything..http://www.doleta.gov/layoff/warn.cfm
The term "mass layoff" means a reduction in force that:
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Does not result from a plant closing; or
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Results in an employment loss at the single site of employment during
any 30-day period for:
a. At least 50-499 employees if they represent at least 33% of the total
active workforce at a single site of employment, excluding any
part-time employees; or
b. 500 or more employees (excluding any part-time employees). In
this case, the 33% rule does not apply