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To: (Bob) Zumbrunnen who wrote (567)	2/13/2001 9:53:57 AM
From: jraz1	Respond to of 808

It's all a matter of what you negotiate, but I'm guessing that with the goofiness INSP instilled upon you, you had little room to do so.

To: (Bob) Zumbrunnen who wrote (567)	2/13/2001 10:20:33 AM
From: Quahog	Respond to of 808

Yo there Bob, It is a federal law (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, 29 USC §2101 et seq.), and it applies across the country. Whether it applies to you or not I do not know. A covered mass layoff occurs when a layoff of 6 months or longer affects 500 or more workers, or 33 percent or more of the employer's workforce when the layoffs affect between 50 and 499 workers. The number of affected workers is the total number laid off during a 30-day, or in some cases a 90-day period. . . . WARN also provides for less than 60 days notice when the layoffs were the result of the closing of a faltering company, unforeseeable business circumstances, or a natural disaster. dol.gov Like many federal laws (take anti-trust or RICO laws for instance), states can and do enact similar provisions. It looks like Washington State hasn't yet. Nevertheless, the federal Act applies across the country. Good luck to you, although I'm guessing you don't need it. Quahog