"Jerry Leslie" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:a686it$b6o$1@joe.rice.edu... > AFAIK, the DoL's permission isn't required for layoffs. And apparently > there's no requirement that layoffs be publicized, since IBM, Cisco, and > Apple have had "stealth" layoffs. Certain layoffs do require notification under the WARN act (20 CFR 639). From the Department of Labor's Web site: "The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN or the Act) provides protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs." Walter * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *