CNNW Erin Burnett OutFront August 1, 2012
as we first reported, 46 days ago, the law called the warn act, requires that mass layoffs be announced to employees 60 days beforehand. we're talking about mass layoffs threatening the defense industry. since tt sequester cuts take effect on january 2nd. what that initially meant that announcement at the big defense contractors would go out november 3rd, as you can see that's three days before the presidential election. obviously those are not headlines that obama wants. so enter the labor department. here's the letter. oates writes, quote, the warn act notice to employees of federa...