Everything in the tweet is factually incorrect.
- Companies aren't required to pay severance when doing layoffs.
- There is no evidence that Stripe isn't paying severance when firing for performance (I'd be shocked if they aren't)
- Employees fired for performance are absolutely eligible for state unemployment benefits.
The WARN act requires advance notice of 60 days. I think most companies prefer to pay severance, but it's pretty much equivalent. California has more strict rules (mostly excluding a bunch of excuses to skip complying).
So yes, Stripe would technically not be required to give severance in the case of a layoff. But they'd be required to keep the people employed for 60 days after telling them they're going to be laid off. I'm not sure there's much of a distinction?
I'm honestly not sure how this would apply for a remote workforce. Consult your friendly HR or legal team counterpart. :)
Furthermore, the DOL has already described what this means for employees without a clear single site:
> a home base from which work is assigned
> a home base to which workers report
Which arguably will make it worse for a remote team, because all the remote workers may count towards the main hub. This is all vague though, I think there are colorable arguments either way.
- There is no evidence that Stripe isn't paying severance when firing for performance (I'd be shocked if they aren't)