Lay off

Lay off of a U.S. worker means that the employer has caused the worker's loss of employment, other than through: discharge due to inadequate performance, violation of workplace rules, or other cause related to the worker's performance or behavior on the job; voluntary departure or voluntary retirement; expiration of a grant or contract under which worker is employed where the loss of the contract or grant has caused the worker's loss of employment, and there is no practice of moving workers to other customers or projects upon the expiration of contract(s); or there is a rejection of a bona fide offer of a similar employment opportunity with the same employer.