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Layoff
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Cohen & Buckmann Insights
Before the Layoff: Key Legal and Strategic Considerations for Employers
By Irene Bassock, Corporate CounselLayoffs are among the most difficult decisions an employer can face, fraught with legal, operational and emotional complexity—but failing to plan for them can lead to…
Employee Rights Blog
Layoff Notice: Is It Legitimate or Just a Sham? 5 Signs to Watch For
Receiving a layoff notice is stressful and confusing. For many employees in Ontario, it raises more questions than answers: Is this temporary? Will my employer recall me? Am I entitled…
HR Law Watch
No Small Thing: Mini-Warn Act Comes to Washington State
By Nalee Xiong, Priya B. Vivian
Washington is the latest state to enact a “mini-WARN” Act that will require employers with 50 or more full-time employees to provide at least 60 days’ notice to the state…
Employee Rights Blog
Temporary vs. Permanent Layoffs in Ontario: Understanding Your Rights Amid Uncertainty
Temporary vs. permanent layoffs are back in the spotlight across Ontario, as workers navigate job insecurity in an uncertain economy. According to a recent survey by the Toronto Region Board…
World of Employment
Washington Employers: Key Legal Changes on the Horizon
By Emily Seibold, Adam Belzberg
Washington’s legislature has approved two bills poised to significantly reshape employer obligations around layoffs and job postings. Though not yet signed into law, both bills—if enacted—will require prompt action and…
Faruki Blog
Navigating Layoffs: Understanding RIFs, the WARN Act, and Best Practices
By bwrightficlaw-com-brian-wright
One of the most challenging situations a company and its employees can encounter is a reduction in force (RIF), commonly known as a layoff. While driven by necessary business objectives…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
International firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner to lay off back-office staff
The move will impact about eight percent of the firm’s global business services staff
From Big Law to Freelance Law Blog
Laid Off at 25: The Start of Something I Couldn’t See Yet
By Montagelegal
By Erin Giglia I was 25 years old, just out of law school, when the law firm I worked for—Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP—imploded. I still remember the day I…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Judge Halts CFPB Layoffs Again
By Stefanie Jackman, Jesse Silverman, Lori Sommerfield, Chris Willis
At an emergency hearing this morning in National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought, Judge Amy Berman Jackson once again halted the layoffs of over 1,000 employees at the Consumer Financial…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
CFPB Implements Mass Layoffs: Union Files Emergency Motion to Show Cause
By Stefanie Jackman, Jesse Silverman, Lori Sommerfield, Chris Willis
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is undergoing significant changes as the Trump administration implements sweeping layoffs just days after revising the Bureau’s regulatory priorities. According to reports,…