The Restructuring Play

Use when there is a draft RIF selection list to test. Takes a roster file and computes selection rates by protected group, four-fifths ratios, and statistical significance, plus a high-risk individual scan, for counsel review.

Use when: Use to plan and run RIF notification day: hour-by-hour run of show, timezone waves, the impacted tracker, IT access sequencing, the all-clear, and day-of contingencies like leaks or no-shows.

Use when: Use to equip the managers delivering RIF notifications: the enablement kit, notification scripts, rehearsal coaching, reaction handling, and the same-day conversation with the team that stays.

Use when: Use after RIF notifications are done: follow-up emails and documents, release signature tracking against OWBPA clocks, severance and benefits paperwork, rehire rules, litigation hold, survivor stability, and the 30-day retro.

Use when: Use for a reduction in force communications package: all-company announcement, core messaging, impacted employee FAQ, manager FAQ, survivor communications, town hall talking points, and external lines.

Use when: Use for the legal calendar of a reduction in force: WARN and state mini-WARN thresholds, 90-day aggregation, OWBPA release timing, international consultation, final pay, and the backwards timeline to a lawful separation date.

Use when planning a reduction in force, restructuring, or layoff. Builds the planning phase: business case, alternatives considered, decisional unit, confidentiality, working group, and the master planning workbook.

Use when: Use to decide who stays and who goes in a reduction, defensibly. Builds the selection method, skills matrix, criteria definitions, rater calibration, and per-person rationale, and flags risky criteria like leave or attendance.