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We have an employee who was temporarily laid off due to lack of work. We have evaluated the needs of that department and decided to eliminate the position. Does anyone have guidelines or suggestions
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Temporary Layoff to Permanent

posted at 9/23/2011 8:56 AM EDT on Workforce Management
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We have an employee who was temporarily laid off due to lack of work. We have evaluated the needs of that department and decided to eliminate the position. Does anyone have guidelines or suggestions for how to communicate this to the employee? It seems unnecessary to have them come in for the discussion. Is a phone call sufficent? Besides COBRA and unemployment information is it necessary to send them anything else?
Thank you!

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Re: Temporary Layoff to Permanent

posted at 9/23/2011 2:39 PM EDT on Workforce Management
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First: 9/21/2011
Last: 2/8/2013
What state are you in? You would have to follow any normal termination requirements.  Some states do require a written term notice.

 If he was a participant in any retirement plans, I would think you would need to send him that distribution information.

Depending on your environment and this specific situation, I could see a phone call being more personal than a letter but less personal than in person.  It's really a judgment call on what is best at this point. 

Is there going to be any severance offered beyond what (if any) was offered for the temp layoff? If so, are you going to require a waiver/release of claims? If so, you need to check with the ADEA regulations on what information must be given. It is slightly different for those protected due to age discrimination laws.
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