[KarlInOhio]

Romney should let the contractors know, privately, that, if he wins and they cooperated with Obama, then not only will the money to pay for the lawsuits NOT be forthcoming, but that he will have the DoJ prosecute the management for its violations.

The easy way for the companies to avoid legal problems or any Romney retribution is to issue the layoff notices immediately after the election and keep the employees on the job through the first week of January. Thus they have given the two months' notice and won't need any legal protection. One week of picking up the tab is far cheaper than defending themselves against criminal or civil legal action.

[Little Ray]

I’m pretty sure that keeping them on a week would screw up some sort of fiscal period scheduling and cost the contractors more than “just” a week of pay and benefits.