http://www.gopusa.com/news/2012/08/01/obama-admin-tries-to-prevent-defense-pink-slips-before-election/























 

So the White House is telling them they don't need to obey the law?

You decide - read the memo from the Department of Labor:

http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL/TEGL_3a_12_acc.pdf

Funny thing is, had the 0bama administration not tried to play politics people wouldn't be nearly as PO'ed.  We mercenaries contractors understand that when the money goes, so do we.

Basically, yes.



The WH has come up with their own 'interpretation' of the law, as they have done in many other situations, to explain their actions.



"The guidance letter said it would be "inappropriate" for employers to
send such warnings because it is still speculative if and where the $110
billion in automatic cuts might occur. About half the cuts would be in
defense."



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I heard about this 2 months ago with Lockheed and another Co.  To plan for budget cuts, they cut 6 months in advance, around Nov.  It's a Union requirement
 

So you are surprised?

yet another so much for the most open administraqtion ever.

FBHO

US Postal Service just missed a 5.5 billion payment to their retirees.

It's like a soccer game- kick the can down the road ......and off the cliff.


There is a 11.2 billion dollar bail out being hashed. But USPS Has another 5.5 billion payment due in September ( and the bill forbids closures and cut backs till after the elections!) soooooooo that ain't a FIX.

AFAIK that is a much larger in the future payment. Basically the only company in America that has to prefund retiree healthcare, from my understanding...

http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL/TEGL_3a_12_acc.pdf




From the notice - at the above link.



"4. WARN Act. "The purpose of [the] WARN Act [is] to provide notice to workers so

alternative employment or necessary training can be obtained on a timely basis.” 53 Fed. Reg.

49078 (Dec. 5, 1988). Generally, the WARN Act requires employers with at least 100

employees to provide written notice at least 60 days before ordering a plant closing or mass

layoff to: "affected employees” – either through notice to their representative, or to each affected

employee if the employees are not represented; to the state entity designated to provide rapid

response activities under the Workforce Investment Act; and to the local government. 29 U.S.C.

2102(a). A "plant closing” or a "mass layoff” is defined in terms of numbers of workers at a

single site of employment who suffer an "employment loss.” Id. § 2101(a)(2) and (3). "Affected

employees” are employees "who may reasonably be expected to experience an employment loss

as a consequence of a proposed plant closing or mass layoff by their employer.” Id. § 2101(a)(5).

An "employment loss” is defined as a termination from employment other than a termination for

cause, voluntary departure, or retirement; a layoff for more than 6 months; or a reduction in hours

of more than 50 percent in each month of a 6-month period. Id. § 2101(a)(6). These statutory

provisions demonstrate that the WARN Act is designed to require employers to provide notice to

those workers who are reasonably likely to lose their jobs or suffer other serious employment

consequences, but not to those workers who will suffer no such consequences or who have only a

speculative chance of suffering them."



And the Labor Dept. says that the above does not apply––-
 

Sorta like the whole "illegal immigration" thing ain't it?

Everything this administration does is judged politically.

what else is new

It is going to be a shit show if this man gets re-elected!

Four more years in financial limbo for the country where this guy just keeps giving money away and blaming failure on other people.

Just the ones that are inconvenient for him or his agenda. Aribtrary is as arbitrary does.