[HN Gopher] Meta's mass layoff severance agreements illegal, say...
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       Meta's mass layoff severance agreements illegal, says judge
        
       Author : rntn
       Score  : 36 points
       Date   : 2024-07-22 20:59 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theregister.com)
        
       | tester756 wrote:
       | I don't know what were the conditions
       | 
       | But severance packages can be REALLY attractive e.g more than a
       | year of pay
        
         | bankcust08385 wrote:
         | It depends. I got 18 weeks. They didn't say, but I was laid off
         | because I was new and remote. They're all about RTO because
         | ironically they interviewed me again for SWE roles relatively
         | recently under the condition of RTO as an absolute requirement.
         | Whatever, I'm not playing this stupid game anymore.
        
       | legitster wrote:
       | On one hand, it's probably better for everyone that employees can
       | dish on their employers.
       | 
       | On the other hand, if you already signed an optional agreement
       | not to badmouth Meta for a ton of money - would Meta be in their
       | right to ask for all of that money back?
        
         | Spivak wrote:
         | Maybe ethically but legally no. When the language is stricken
         | the rest of the contract stands as agreed. What I would give
         | for a law that makes it a punishable offense to put illegal
         | terms in your contracts. I see it all the damn time when
         | dealing with employers hoping that people don't know half the
         | contract won't stand if challenged.
        
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