An initiative of the Job Seeker's Union
The Fair Layoff Pledge

For employers

Last-day sheet

Find your state's Rapid Response team. If it can't take a layoff your size, find your local American Job Center.

Your last day: what you need to know

Employer
Your last day
Final paycheck
How it is paid
Unused paid time off
Health coverage ends
COBRA notice comes from
Severance
Questions
Job-loss help (Rapid Response or American Job Center)
References
Access to work files ends

This week

  1. File for unemployment. Today if you can.
  2. Write down the last day your health coverage actually ends.
  3. Get your last paycheck details in writing — final pay, unused PTO, severance terms.
  4. If rent, utilities, or food are going to be a problem this month, call 211 now.

COBRA usually applies if your employer had 20 or more employees on most working days last year. If it did not, ask HR about your state's continuation coverage. Your election notice usually arrives within 44 days of your last day. You then have at least 60 days to choose, counted from the later of the day your coverage ends or the day the notice reaches you. Not legal advice.

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