Comments on: WARN: Layoff announcements in January - February 2009 in California Hi-Tech

By: TK

TK — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:29:43 +0000

#5: What are you referring to when you speak of UCSs and LRPs? Is this a California specific term for an employment category? I have looked it up but have found no relevant references. Labor does track the number of H1B’s.

By: Beetle

Beetle — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:06:24 +0000

#5: This is impossible to trace, since most of H1B workers are employed (on payroll) thru bodyshops. I do not think that even EDD (DOL) knows the whole picture. As for IRS: they do not care about worker’s legal status in this country; they do care about collecting tax bucks.

By: Cee

Cee — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:59:26 +0000

Is anyone tracking the number of H1Bs verses UCSs and LPRs?

By: DF

DF — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:08:50 +0000

re: “Are these companies giving the WARN notice to their employees?” — they have to by law

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:45:51 +0000

Are these companies giving the WARN notice to their employees?

By: j hanek

j hanek — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:46:45 +0000

I’ve heard bayareanewsgroup (Oakland Trib, CCTimes, SJ Merc, etc.) will be having large layoffs the first two weeks in January. Have you heard anything? Thanks

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:56:20 +0000

Just wanted to say thx for the work you do, I check your blog daily.