Malkin: Obama administration to contractors: Hold off announcing layoffs until after the election and taxpayers will cover your fines and costs.

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Obama administration to contractors: Hold off announcing layoffs until after the election and taxpayers will cover your fines and costs


By Doug Powers • September 29, 2012 04:36 PM

**Written by Doug Powers




According to the WARN Act, employers must provide 60 days notice to workers, labor union reps, local governments, etc., in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs that fall within the parameters of the Act.

Defense contractor layoffs due to sequestration cuts (that Obama is pictured above announcing in January of this year) are looming January 2, 2013. This means that federal law will require those companies to issue thousands of “you’re out of a job” notices mere days before the November election. If you’re the Obama administration this makes you more nervous than watching Joe Biden start to talk about Dunkin’ Donuts. What to do? Simple — ask the contractors to ignore the law and promise them that taxpayers will cover possible fines and extra costs associated with any subsequent non-compliance judgments:

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I'm sure that this slimeball wants another law that he's sworn to uphold violated because, well, the leaves are turning and it's just beautiful outside.

Scum.