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SAMPLE&LETTER&OF&LAYOFF&(COVID-19)&
[Date]!
[Name]!
[Street!Address]!
[City,!State!ZIP]!
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Dear![Employee’s!Name],!!
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As!you!may!be!aware,![Organization!Name]!is![experiencing!financial!difficulties;!about!to!merge!with!
ABC!Company;!experiencing!funding!cuts,!restructuring!its!operations,!or!other!reason!for!this!action].!!
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It!is!with!great!sadness!that!we!inform!you! that!your!position! is! subject! to!a!layoff.!According!to!the!
organization’s!plan,!your!last!day!of!employment!at![Organization!Name]!will!be![Date].!
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We!ask!that!you!keep!us!posted!as!to!your!current!address!so!that!we!may!send!you!employment-related!
paperwork,!such!as!your!W-2.!
!
If!you!participate!in!the!company-sponsored!insurance!plans,!information!will!be!forthcoming!regarding!
the!method!to!use!to!continue!your!insurance!benefits.!!!
!
Should!a!third!party!contact!us!for!an!employment!reference,!our!compan y!policy!is!that!we!will!only!
provide!your!dates!of!employment!and!job!title(s)!with!the!Organization.!!We!will!also!verify!your!salary!
history!with!our!organization!if!you!would!like!for! us!to!do!so.!!Please!note!that!we!reserve!th e!right!to!
provide!additional!information!upon!the!request!of!a!government!entity!or!when!we!are!legally!required!
to!provide!such!information.!!!
!
To!assist!you!with!the!transition,!we!are!offering!you!a!severance!package.!!The!details!of!that!severance!
offering!are!listed!in!a!separate!Severance!Agreement!that!we!will!provide!to!you.!!!
!
We!have!also!attached!a!Letter!of!Recommendation!that!you!are!welcome!to!provide!to!prospective!
employers!if!you!would!like.!!!
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We!would!l ike!to!do!all!we!can!to!assist!you!with!this!transition.!!Therefore,!if!you!have!any!questions!
regarding!your!final!pay,!benefits,!401(k),!etc.,!please!do!not!hesitate!to!address!your!questio ns!to![Insert!
Contact!Name!and!Information]!!!
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We!would!like!to!express!our!sincere!gratitude!for!your!contributions!to!the!organization.!! And!we!wish!
you!all!the!best!in!your!future!endeavors.!!!
!
Sincerely,!
!
[Name]!
[Title]!
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