It’s my belief they keep the numbers below that 100 Surplus count

When AT&T (SBC) gives notification of an intended plant closing, or mass lay-off, (that affects more than 100 employees) they fulfill their obligation under the WARN Act by giving 60 days notice. They notify the employee at the same time as state and local representatives. This happens in each, and every state, that this applies too.

Each state posts their own individual WARN Act, if those numbers are met, or exceeded by the company, mandatory postings are made in the following month(s) that apply....Sears appeared in many states WARN Act publications while going through bankruptcy, and some individual stores did have under 100 employees before closing entire stores and those numbers were posted.

I don’t know all the rules, I would be open to hear from more knowledgeable people. But I have never seen T as part of any WARN Act posting, in any state, or at any time. It’s my belief they keep the numbers below that 100 Surplus count, in each state, so they fly under the radar, avoid the mandatory postings and keep things as quiet as possible.

I may came across as talking from fact....I don’t claim it to be entirely that, but I believe it is plausible!

Any thoughts?

I would also like to get some opinions on this, so I took this post from @Y55PBgu-1lao and reposted it as a thread.

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Federal WARN Act rules apply to every state, however, these six following also issue their own: California, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee,

Check here if you want to read the Federal act - https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/federal-employment-and-labor-laws/warn/

Check here to read the state laws: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/state-employment-and-labor-laws/state-layoff-notice-laws/

I think T weasel's around them to avoid publicity. But they have enough of that with the execs leaving HBO.

I’m the original OP and when someone brought my attention to a Ca. Warn Notice, I researched a few more things. California posted 3 January notices (to end last week of March) with 2 notices from El Segundo, 1 from San Ramon....78 gone.

I saw a Syracuse, NY Warn Notice, I believe January 2019, showing a “dislocation” for a CWA (local unknown) numbering 155 workers, the jobs were being relocated to Orange Park, Florida, but reality says there were few takers.

I originally said “ I have never seen T as any Warn Act posting, in any state, at any time.” For the record, I’ve just named two states I ignored....hate it when that happens! March is not completed and some states wait to report, I’ve seen some states report as they go through the current month, so many more could be coming and will show up later on the Warn Notices, guess we’ll see.

WARN rules are really screwy. specific number or percentage in single location. However with the dispersed work force AT&T never meets the requirements. However there is historic policy that management gets 60 days notice, and bargained are given notice required in the contract for those workers, Some witch is only 30 days. Makes it good for them to fly under the radar, however word gets out,

my yard lost 8, 6 on my crew alone. apparently our union VP & Pres. did not receive a notice, for us it's 30 days before term date which was given as april 5th but no tech knew until yesterday the 15th. our local is garbage however and i wouldn't be surprised if they dropped the ball. we lost a lot of good people throughout the country.

T is very experienced in laying people off...they have been doing it since 1984. They spend a lot of money to play the game and not get caught.

It's just stating the obvious. Companies work around government regulations. It doesn't mean it's a plot. If AT&T wanted to get rid of 100+ at a location they would have no problem doing it. It's business as usual, and they are compiling with regulations. Nothing to see, literally. They already give 60 day notice to employees, so no big deal. Yes, over 20 years I have seen large layoffs from AT&T that are reported to the state and local media cover.

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