Topic
Layoff
401 published works
Foley & Lardner LLP
New Executive Order and PERM Suspensions Tie H-1B and Green Card Sponsorship to Layoff History: What Employers Should Know
On September 18, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14431, “Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program,” which was published in the…
Employee Rights Blog
Mass Layoffs in Ontario: How Much Notice Are You Owed in 2026?
By Leo
Ontario’s mass-termination rules can require substantially more statutory notice than the ordinary individual notice schedule. The rules generally apply when an employer terminates 50 or more employees at an establishment…
Rudner Law Blog
Stelco Headlines: What You Need to Know about Layoffs, Mass Terminations and Your Rights
By Nadia Zaman
The Stelco layoff headlines raise questions that go beyond how many jobs are affected. If you are facing a layoff or worried about losing your job, you want to know:…
Mike McBride Online
Worth Reading – Microsoft gives voluntary buyout offer to about 60,000 employees
By Mike McBride
It's not a layoff, but it's the next best thing: telling over 25% of your workforce their jobs are so unimportant you'll pay them to leave. The tech job market…
Achkar Law Blog
Parks Canada Layoffs, and How It Differs From Mass Layoff in Ontario
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Employee Rights Blog
Laid Off After 55 in Toronto? How to Recognize Age Discrimination
By Leo
A layoff or restructuring is not discriminatory simply because an affected employee is older. The legal issue is whether age played any part in the decision. Ontario’s Human Rights Code…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
California Amends Cal/WARN Act to Require AI and Automation Disclosures in Layoff Notices
By By: Andrew S. Haring, Omar F. Hassan
Quick Hits Under SB 951, Cal/WARN notices for job losses caused in whole or in substantial part by AI or other automated technology must include four additional items: (1) the…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Laid Off Because of AI? What Employees Should Know About Severance, WARN Notices and Age Discrimination
By Tugba Ayaz
The Short Answer Employers can restructure their businesses and replace roles with technology. However, an AI-driven layoff does not suspend employment law. If your employer terminated your employment as part…
Achkar Law Blog
Windsor Assembly Idled Again: Layoff Rights for Non-Union Workers
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Varnum LLP
New California Laws Regulate Employers’ Use of AI in the Workplace
By Varnum
California employers face significant new requirements governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. On September 30, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of laws regulating employer…