New Economy changes how firms face layoffs By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY Summary Armour discusses the new strategies being considered by employers when it comes to layoffs. Traditionally, seniority was security. More recently, employers are focusing on performance and productivity to select who stays and who goes. There are legal concerns when making decisions to layoff workers. Choosing workers based on ability avoids discrimination against minorities and women who may have entered the workforce at …showed first 75 words of 230 total…

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