A&P Can Cut Severance Pay In Half, Bankruptcy Judge Rules

A&P will cut the serverance pay to laid off workers by nearly half after a ruling by a U.S. Bankruptcy judge, according to northjersey.com.

A judge in White Plains urged higher severance payments for A&P workers who will be laid off as part of the business' bankruptcy.
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by Joe Jenkins

09/09/2015 11:30 a.m.

The grocery store, which is scheduled to shutter 25 stores was contractually obligated to pay laid off workers $300 for each year of service. The judge's order reduces that number to $156 for each year worked, northjersey.com reported.

In addition, workers with more seniority will not be permitted to bump more junior employees at stores that aren't slated to close, northjersey.com said.

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