Thread regarding General Motors layoffs

"As it was explained to me:

I get my regular pay through end of February.

Then six months severence beginning with March 14th paycheck.

Finally, WARN requires company to give 60 days notice that my job is being eliminated. Since GM didn't do that they have to pay me through April 9th.

WARN has nothing to do with severence."

If I interpret this correctly, does this mean that WARN would only benefit people who were laid off that fall into these two categories:

1. Those that do not accept the package will get paid until April 9

2. Those that did not work there long enough to quality for severance that extends to April 9 or beyond?

Also, because if you accept the package and your payments go beyond April 9, WARN does not apply to you.

Can anyone confirm this is correct?

As it was explained to me:

I get my regular pay through end of February.

Then six months severence beginning with March 14th paycheck.

Finally, WARN requires company to give 60 days notice that my job is being eliminated. Since GM didn't do that they have to pay me through April 9th.

WARN has nothing to do with severence.

Why State officials don t get involve about the severance and the warn act?

I am in the same situation. netbenefits could not answer and told me that they have been specifically asked not to talk about WARN. Called payroll, same story. I as asked to send my queries to a mailbox. I wonder if this is a game to save on benefits that they need to pay.

So if a person does not sign the Release Agreement, does this mean that they would be covered by W.A.R.N., and essentially get pay/benefits through April 9th (which would cover the 60 days requirement for W.A.R.N.)?

The HR person did tell me that I would get WARN act $ and severance but reading the agreement it looks like you would wave WARN notification by signing the agreement. I asked about it specifically when I met with HR. It was later in the week so I would have thought they would have been clear about it.

When you sign the Severance agreement, you agree to forgo the WARN act. Severance pay starts March 1st.

I have heard three different things:

1) Severance starts on March 1st and continues for the entitled time based on (full) years of service (basically April 9th has no affect on severance)

2) Pay will continue until April 9 and then severance will start and will continue for the entitled time based on years of service

3) Severance starts on March 1 and continues for the entitled time PLUS pay will also still be received until April 9

Wish someone could simply say which is correct. GM Benefits has no information, have left multiple messages for HR with zero response yet, finally was given an email address to send the question to … no response yet. I am aware of several people who all have this same question.

I have heard two different answers who has concrete? Also does it apply to rencen layoffs?

HR specifically told me that you will get both WARN and severance

would like to know for sure if you get warn plus 2 wks per year of service or just one or the other.

I heard the April 9th and your severance go hands in hand. I think the warn is used if u dont get severance but since u getting one , then u can ignore it. So your severence should start March and end before June. But, please verify with HR

If you ask H?R, they don't know. Classy organization.