Comments on: Current TV Cancels Some Shows, Lays Off 80 http://gigaom.com/video/current-tv-cancels-some-shows-lays-off-80/ Sat, 26 May 2012 10:27:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Twitter & Foursquare Are Eyeing TV Partnerships http://gigaom.com/video/current-tv-cancels-some-shows-lays-off-80/#comment-477556 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:01:35 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=34549#comment-477556 [...] Foursquare Are Eyeing TV Partnerships Robin Sloan, former media strategist at Al Gore’s struggling TV network Current, is starting to work for Twitter this week, according to a report from Venturebeat. Sloan is [...]

]]> By: dave http://gigaom.com/video/current-tv-cancels-some-shows-lays-off-80/#comment-477555 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:46:26 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=34549#comment-477555 As I read my severance agreement, I realized that Current is not mentioning an important bit of information. Their actions have triggered the WARN Act. Moreover, when Current says that they’ve laid off 80 employees, they’re not mentioning that they plan to lay off, at least, 20 more. One of the factors that triggers the WARN Act is when a company lays off a third of its workforce. Current had about 300 US employees before today’s layoffs, so letting go of 80 employees does not set off WARN. Letting go of 100 would.

Why do I think that Current’s workforce reduction falls under WARN? Because in addition to a promised severance payment, I continue on Current’s payroll for 60 days with benefits – even though I have no obligation to perform work. What Current is doing is getting around the 60 day notification provision under WARN by continuing pay and benefits for laid off workers. In addition, my Termination Agreement states that I would release the company from any claims that it has violated the WARN act.

While Current deflects questions about more lay offs in the coming months, they’re actions cannot hide the fact that they plan to, at least, have a total of 100 employees gone by the next few months.

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