HB403--EMPLOYEESTERMINATEDINCERTAINLAYOFFS
SPONSOR: Clemens
Thisbillrequiresanemployer,asdefinedinthebill,who
operatesanestablishment,asdefinedinthebill,thatissubject
toatransferofoperationsorterminationofoperations,during
anycontinuousperiodofnomorethan30days,thatresultsina
terminationof50ormoreemployees,oramasslayoff,toprovide:
(1)Inthecaseofanemployerwhoemploys100ormoreemployees,
atleast90daysortheperiodoftimerequiredunderfederallaw,
whicheverislonger,noticeoftheterminationorlayoffas
specifiedinthebill;
(2)Toeachemployee,whowasterminated,severancepayequalto
oneweekpayforeachfullyearofemployment.
Iftheemployerdoesnotprovideanemployeesufficientnoticeof
terminationorlayoff,thentheemployerisrequiredtopaythe
employeeanadditionalfourweeksofpay.Thebillsetsoutthe
calculationoftherateofseverance.
Nowaiveroftherighttoseveranceprovidedforunderthisbill
willbeeffectivewithouttheapprovaloftheDirectorofthe
DepartmentofLaborandIndustrialRelationsoracourt.