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> be part of a voluntary layoff and would receive three months of pay as severance

That is very generous severance. No wonder so many people resigned.

Well, the alternative is to work whatever hours He wants you to or get fired anyway. Not sure if 0 or 3 months would matter to me, but with 3 offered, yes, run!

Well honestly if the severance was 0 (which would be illegal but whatever) then why would you quit? Instead you could just work the hours you want until it caught up and you got fired.

Companies don't need to offer severance in the US, unless there's an employment agreement that specifies it.

Even in California? (Series question I’m too lazy to Google)

Even in California.

https://edd.ca.gov/en/Jobs_and_Training/Layoff_Services_WARN

That law says they have to be notified, it doesn't mention anything about severance.

He's offering 3 months to avoid violating the WARN act - so while severance is not required, following WARN is.

Yeah, it's probably 60 days of not-working at Twitter, plus an actual severance payout.

Without a payroll or tax team it's probably none of that.

They don't need to offer severance, but they do (in many cases) have to offer a minimum 60 days notice of lay off. The initial wave of layoffs offered at least 60 days severance in lieu of notice. How this "love it or leave it" ploy works I'm not sure, but since there is severance, it probably doesn't matter.

The question now is, with no one in payroll department, will people laid off with a promised amount of severance pay ever see it?

The Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or WARN Act, offers protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers (with 100 or more full-time workers) to provide written notice 60 days in advance of plant closings, mass layoffs and/or sale of a business.

If you get fired after clicking Yes but then refusing to do the work, would you still get the severance? I am thinking not?

What is mentioned too little as well; what is the upside of clicking yes? Is this a trophy? I am not American and trophies mean nothing at all to me even though i have a few: i like things i can use irl. So if click yes, is this going to do anything outside making Musk richer?

Would being fired in that way affect your ability to collect unemployment?

Seriously. If I had an asshat boss and he asked me to either "be hardcore" or get 3 months severance..the week before Thanksgiving.

I'd say "Happy Holidays" and fuck off right quick lmaoo.

I think it's actually two months (for legal reasons) of being an employee but not being allowed to work at twitter, followed by one month of severance, under conditions to be determined

Well, will they receive their severance... if they have a payroll department of zero people?

Legal requirement, at least in California.

Layoffs have to be announced three months in advance. If you want people gone immediately you have to still pay them those three months.

Not generous, the bare legal minimum.

It’s a legal requirement in a few states. It’s easier to do that than deal with more lawsuits.

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