Nope, not in one of those 3 states, and that pretty much confirms my suspicions.
So, even if the company has a posted severance policy that specifies lay-offs, and you fall in the lay-off bucket, they can still not pay severance.
Lovely....
:oMy area is getting outsourced. The options are we will either still be retained by the company, get an offer from the outsourcer, or be laid off. The order of events is that we will receive offer letters from the outsourcer prior to having a background/drug check. If we turn down the offer...