If the layoff announcement is t0, and every layoff round is t1, t2 ...t(n), the company is banking on:
-employees do not know n
-employees only have standing to sue (AND benefits) at T(n+1)
-employee anxiety level will not tolerate waiting to T(n)
- notice that even if n = 1, it still has the same effect as n=5 since (n) is unknown to employee.
Therefore, Opco announces layoffs, but to lower the t0 cost of terminations, it moves terminations to (n). Note t0 is most expensive scenario for the employer. This is the hard thing to accept because its counterintuitive, and does not generalize (I.e. cutting the cord now,and moving on).
