Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) “Employees on FMLA leave are protected against the reduction of force unless the employer can prove that the employee would have lost their position if not on FMLA leave status” (HRhero).
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). USERRA requires employers to reinstate returning members of military services to the jobs. If the military employee had not received protected by USERRA, the employer would not hold their position. To pursue layoffs, an employer would have to prove “circumstances have so changed as to make such reemployment impossible or unreasonable . . . Alternatively, such employment would impose an undue hardship on the employer” (HRhero).
COBRA
COBRA federal law” requires most employers that sponsor group health plan for their employees to allow certain employees and their dependents who would otherwise lose coverage” (HRhero). Cobra offers group health plans coverage for a when an employee is fired, laid-off, or an employee terminates employment for a period of time.
Other issues employers need to consider during a layoff Other problems that may arise are …show more content…
Early retirement evokes employees to consider retraining in a new operation or field. Additionally, retraining allows retirees to pursue passions and goals that could not have explored otherwise. For example, Ms. News’s father worked for twenty years for print and press company as a machine operator. When the company was forced to downsize their operations, it was not long before the home office was forced to layoff employees and eventually close. Ms. News father’s former employer presented him with the opportunity to take a risk to stay on board the company or to take a retirement package. The news shook Ms. News’s father; he was afraid of his future. His plans all the sudden had changed without his approval how could this
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). USERRA requires employers to reinstate returning members of military services to the jobs. If the military employee had not received protected by USERRA, the employer would not hold their position. To pursue layoffs, an employer would have to prove “circumstances have so changed as to make such reemployment impossible or unreasonable . . . Alternatively, such employment would impose an undue hardship on the employer” (HRhero).
COBRA
COBRA federal law” requires most employers that sponsor group health plan for their employees to allow certain employees and their dependents who would otherwise lose coverage” (HRhero). Cobra offers group health plans coverage for a when an employee is fired, laid-off, or an employee terminates employment for a period of time.
Other issues employers need to consider during a layoff Other problems that may arise are …show more content…
Early retirement evokes employees to consider retraining in a new operation or field. Additionally, retraining allows retirees to pursue passions and goals that could not have explored otherwise. For example, Ms. News’s father worked for twenty years for print and press company as a machine operator. When the company was forced to downsize their operations, it was not long before the home office was forced to layoff employees and eventually close. Ms. News father’s former employer presented him with the opportunity to take a risk to stay on board the company or to take a retirement package. The news shook Ms. News’s father; he was afraid of his future. His plans all the sudden had changed without his approval how could this