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by dkokelley 1260 days ago
Why couldn’t 1 person be terminated for cause, even in the midst of a layoff?

Imagine a company going through layoffs when it discovers an employee had been embezzling funds. Does that employee have to be treated the same as the ones who are simply being laid off? What if that employee WAS going to be laid off, but then the embezzlement was discovered? I guess that’s what the lawyers help to decide…
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jakelazaroff 1260 days ago
This is an inane hypothetical. We all know that's not what's going on here.
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dkokelley 1260 days ago
> This is an inane hypothetical.

I’m sorry. You’re right. I did not mean to insinuate that Sam was embezzling from Twitter.

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borski 1260 days ago
They could, but that would require proof and documentation, and at least a discussion with said employee about said cause. Firing someone for cause is actually quite hard, especially in CA, unless there is an obvious transgression like a crime being committed. Laying people off is “easy” in comparison, provided you pay out the required 2 months of severance.
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