Thousands of Amazon employees are facing their final weeks at the company, as regulatory filings confirm that the tech giant's sweeping layoffs will commence on 26 January, with between 1,001 and 2,500 workers in Washington state set to lose their jobs in the first wave.
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings indicate that separations are expected to continue through May in Washington, California, Virginia, and New Jersey. Under federal law, companies with at least 100 employees must provide 60 days' advance notice before conducting mass layoffs.
