08-06-2025, 12:43 PM
In California WARN applies when an employer of more than 75 people lays off at least 50 people within a 30 day period. People working in the AD work for Stanford University so if AD people were laid off within the same 30-day period, they would be covered by the same WARN.
My firm is just pushing 50, so this doesn't apply. I only know that every termination for cause and layoff I've ever done, regardless of how lousy the employees' performances were, had a sleepless night before. Well, except JW, who did nothing but watch movies on his phone or laptop all day long in plain sight. That was GTFO and we'll deny your unemployment claim. Which we did, and the State paid anyway. Why do they even send those letters if they just pay them anyway? "No reason for termination provided." Uh, BS, that was a painful and painfully obvious conversation.
Letting 2% of a large workforce go is noise, unless you are part of that two percent. Hope everyone lands on their feet.
My firm is just pushing 50, so this doesn't apply. I only know that every termination for cause and layoff I've ever done, regardless of how lousy the employees' performances were, had a sleepless night before. Well, except JW, who did nothing but watch movies on his phone or laptop all day long in plain sight. That was GTFO and we'll deny your unemployment claim. Which we did, and the State paid anyway. Why do they even send those letters if they just pay them anyway? "No reason for termination provided." Uh, BS, that was a painful and painfully obvious conversation.
Letting 2% of a large workforce go is noise, unless you are part of that two percent. Hope everyone lands on their feet.