Posted on 01/11/2018 10:19:52 AM PST by GIdget2004
Walmart is suddenly closing several Sam's Club stores across the US.
Closures were reported by local media in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Indiana, Arizona, Alaska, and elsewhere.
In some cases, employees were not informed of the closures prior to showing up to work on Thursday.
Instead, they learned that their store would be closing when they found the store's doors locked and a notice announcing the closure, according to reports.
Walmart and Sam's Club did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sam's Club offered an explanation on Twitter, however, saying, "After a thorough review of our existing portfolio, we’ve decided to close a series of clubs and better align our locations with our strategy. Closing clubs is never easy and we’re committed to working with impacted members and associates through this transition."
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Seems to be 60 days Federal notice.
In NY state they say it is 90 days notice.
Didn’t say anything about pay that I saw offhand.
Well, now I know why and how they think they can get around the WARN act:
In light of sequestration set to take effect after January 2, 2013, the Obama Administration issued guidance saying “it is neither necessary nor appropriate for Federal contractors to provide WARN Act notice to employees 60 days in advance of the potential sequestration because of uncertainty about whether sequestration will occur.”
It does, however, say “in lieu of” so there are ways around it.
The stores are CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC effective today. Pharmacies will be open for two weeks to allow customers to transfer to another pharmacy.
Employees will be employed until March to assist in processing the store inventory. Management will be employed until mid-April to process all closure and separation paperwork.
SO - NOBODY WAS FIRED TODAY. ALL WILL HAVE JOBS FOR THE WARN PERIOD.
Did they still have to pay??
Brak Ubama issued directives to ignore the Warn Act.
In essence, acting like a dictator to delete laws with the stroke of a pen without going through congress.
NY has such a law I believe
Thanks to both of you for that information.
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Terrible that Sam’s Club did not give notice to employee’s.
In essence, acting like a dictator to delete laws with the stroke of a pen without going through congress.
It’s like Parliamentary government, where elections have MAJOR consequences. The prime minister always comes from the majority party, so things can turn on a dime. Sometimes that’s a good thing, sometimes not. LOL
We lived near a Ground Round at the end of the last century. Money was tight so we didn’t go out often but the Ground Round was relatively cheap for a chain sit-down. My favorite was the Fish & Chips with real non-farm-raised Cod. The best part of the experience was that we would get the same waitress every time and every time I would order the Fish & Chips, the waitress asked me if I would like fries with my dinner. It was so funny that every time we are out for a meal and I order fish and chips, my wife judges the place on whether the waitress asks if I want fries. It happened once at a Red Lobster a couple of years ago.
4 from Upstate NY. Wonder how much the minimum wage had to do with this. That and Upstate depopulating.
The WARN Act applies to private businesses with 50 or more full time workers in New York State. It covers:
Closings affecting 25 or more workers
Mass layoffs involving 25 or more full-time workers (if the 25 or more workers make up at least 33% of all the workers at the site)
Mass layoffs involving 250 or more full-time workers
Certain other relocations and covered reductions in work hours
They can pay them for 90 days in lieu of notification.
Don’t forget the SJW Sam’s CEO Rosalind Brewer. She got her butt kicked in 2017 and now the chickens have come home to roost. http://fortune.com/2017/01/06/sams-club-ceo-costco/
I thought the WARN act was for full-time employees only? Didn't Sams Club (like Costco) hire primarily part-time workers?
Simply email/text/call them after the close the night before. That's all. Most closed locations were locked with signs out front. It's also bad P.R. for customers who have to view upset employees outside locked doors.
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