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Layoffs Hiring & Firing Severance Agreements

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Considerations for Life Sciences Employers When Planning Reductions in Force

Life sciences employers have been impacted by various market forces in the last several years, and the recent economic turbulence is only adding to the challenges they face....more

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Canada Implements Temporary Employment Insurance Measures Responsive to Economic Impacts of Trade War

The federal government of Canada recently amended the Employment Insurance Act, implementing temporary measures to address the economic impacts of tariffs imposed by the United States. ...more

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Are Workforce Reductions Coming to the Private Sector? And, if so, How Should Companies Handle Them?

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Massive federal workforce reductions (once a rare event) have been featured prominently in the news lately, along with reports of criticism about the way they are occurring. Will private companies follow suit? Some economic...more

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Voluntary Buyouts:The Pros and Cons

Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced that it offered voluntary buyouts to over two million federal employees.  Employees who voluntarily resign their position will receive payments equal to approximately eight months...more

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Las indemnizaciones por despido en Alemania: Mitos, Realidades y Acciones

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Aunque muchos lo desconocen, los empleados en Alemania no tienen en automático un derecho a una indemnización por despido. Sin embargo, la ley ofrece oportunidades para obtenerla bajo ciertas condiciones. Este artículo...more

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Demystifying Severance in Germany: Key Strategies for Smooth Exits

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Navigating severance in Germany can be challenging for U.S. employers, as it involves strict legal frameworks, works council negotiations, and potential financial risks. While severance pay isn't automatically guaranteed,...more

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5 Things Employers Should Know About COBRA and Severance Agreements as Layoffs Loom

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As we edge into the second quarter of 2024, we continue to see a steady stream of layoff announcements — and employers are still feeling the fallout of pandemic-related hiring frenzies, unpredictable economic conditions, and...more

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Legal Considerations When Downsizing Your Workforce

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With a weakening economy, many employers are now facing tough cost reduction decisions, which include possible separation of employees. Once it is decided to implement a reduction in force, the employer must make a further...more

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Manufacturing Employers Should Pay Attention to Severance Agreement Restrictions Despite Booming Times

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The recent pendulum-swinging NLRB decision that invalidated confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements will have far-reaching effects on employers that utilize them during layoffs or other...more

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How to Navigate a Reduction in Force

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Over the course of a brewery’s growth in the industry, there may come a time when you are faced with the difficult but necessary decision to lay off some employees as part of a reduction in force or other restructuring...more

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Reductions-in-Force are Never Pleasant, but There’s a Right Way and (Many) Wrong Ways

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Here in Wisconsin, we say – “Don’t like the weather? Wait five minutes” – to capture our ever-changing outdoors. (Case in point: as I write this article, today’s high temperature is 72 degrees; tomorrow’s is 36.) The phrase...more

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New San Francisco Emergency Ordinance Requires Layoff Notices, Reemployment Rights and Reasonable Accommodation for Eligible...

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On July 3, 2020, San Francisco Mayor London Breed (D) returned unsigned File Number 200455, an emergency ordinance that took effect immediately and now requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide written notice...more

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Noncompete Considerations for Employers Implementing COVID-19 Cost-Cutting Measures and Operational Changes

As COVID-19 continues to spread and economic uncertainty persists, many employers are implementing layoffs, pay cuts, furloughs and other operational changes that could cause them to lose the ability to enforce their...more

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WPI State of the States: New Year, New Legislative Trends

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The year 2020 is already shaping up to be quite active on the employment law front, and a quarter of U.S. states have yet to convene their 2020 legislative sessions. In January, over 800 labor and employment-related bills,...more

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Restructuring the Analysis: New Jersey Now Mandates Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs

On January 21, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill 3170 into law, amending the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, New Jersey’s mini-WARN Act (NJ WARN Act), in several significant ways and further...more

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Slate of N.J. Laws Require Severance Pay in Mass Layoffs and Increased Penalties for Worker Misclassification

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January 2020 was a busy month for New Jersey’s executive branch. Governor Phil Murphy signed into law at least five workplace-related bills, one of which revised the New Jersey mini-WARN Act, one granting state regulators...more

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New Jersey Approves Greater Protections For Employee Mass Layoffs

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Thanks to a new law just signed into effect by Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey employers will soon be required to provide severance pay and increased advance notice to most workers affected by a mass layoff or termination or...more

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UPDATE: New NJ WARN Act Signed into Law "THOU SHALL NOT LEAVE"—A New Jersey Bill Awaiting Signature By the Governor Would...

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UPDATE: On January 21, 2020, the Governor of New Jersey signed Senate Bill 3170 into law, pushing state law far past the corresponding federal requirements of the WARN Act. Governor Phil Murphy issued an omnibus press release...more

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“THOU SHALL NOT LEAVE”—A New Jersey Bill Awaiting Signature By the Governor Would Dramatically Re-Write Existing Mass Layoff Laws

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Monday, January 13, 2020, the New Jersey state legislature passed Senate Bill 3170 which, if signed by the Governor, would result in sweeping changes to what was once a mass layoff notification statute...more

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Mandatory Severance on the Horizon Under Proposed Amendments to NJ Warn Act

A bill to amend the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Loss Job Notification Act, also commonly referred to as the New Jersey WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”), which the New Jersey Senate passed on December 16, 2019, if...more

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Avoiding Discrimination Claims as the Result of a Reduction in Force

Although the current economic indicators signal a healthy economy, many experts think that we will experience subdued economic growth in 2019 and 2020. In the midst of these uncertainties, some companies that grew a little...more

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Employment Law Commentary - Volume 28, Issue 2 - February 2016

Separation Anxiety: Best Practices for Employee Severance Agreements: Employers deal with employee separations all the time. Back when I was an HR manager for a major airline, when it came time for a layoff or other...more

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Layoffs Are On The Rise Again – Are Your Documents Updated?

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Around the country, it appears companies are again planning large layoffs in cost-cutting moves. Although Research Triangle Park seems to be weathering the storm better than many areas, Net App and Quintiles are reducing...more

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