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Podcast: The Layoff Podcast
Episode: The History of Layoffs
Description: This episode looks a little different as Host Marissa sits down with our editor, Lauren Lynch, to discuss several topics relevant to layoffs. They’ll chat about the history of layoffs in the United States, the WARN Act of 1989, what rights you may give up when signing and NDA, and what it means to be an at will employee.
Sources:
The Disposable American by Louis Uchitelle
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Employees Sue Twitter for violation of WARN Act
WARN Act
Conglom-O from Rocko’s Modern Life