Little aid for laid-off city employees
Hayden Leventhal was given 90 minutes’ notice before he was laid off from his job as a bookkeeper for the city’s Board of Education. His manager handed him a pink slip and directed him to a City Hall briefing on how the city would provide benefits and assistance for workers to find new jobs.
When Leventhal returned to his job after the briefing, security guards escorted him to his desk and he collected his belongings. Leventhal’s manager told him the city would provide job counseling and assistance for him to find another job, and Leventhal was hopeful that he would not be...
