Making and Documenting the Layoff Decision

You must be prepared to justify the process that you used to select employees for layoff, and to prove that the layoff was carried out in an objective manner.

Example: If your organization must reduce its staff of warehouse employees and the layoff
disproportionately affects men over the age of 40, women or Asian Americans for example, the company might be required to prove that the selection process was neutral for those groups.

To help you make legally supportable decisions when selecting employees for layoff, use the employee discipline documentation tools discussed in Discipline & Termination. Using