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✦ THE LAYOFF CHECKLIST · FREE, NO ACCOUNT

Your next 90 days, on one page.

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The plan after the plot twist.

What to handle today, this week, and over the next 90 days.

Last day
State
Your first deadline
Todaythe first 24 hours
  1. 01Don't sign anything yet
  2. 02Save your employment documentsoffer letter, severance, handbook, pay stubs
  3. 03Download your contacts and work samplesaccess is usually cut within hours
  4. 04Confirm your final paycheck and PTO payout
  5. 05Check unemployment filing rulesfile the same week you're laid off
  6. 06Understand health coverageCOBRA window · 60 days from your last day
  7. 07Note your severance deadlinethe agreement states its own deadline
This weekfirst 7 days · triage & stabilize
  1. 08File unemploymentit pays from the week you file
  2. 09Review severancethen 7 days to revoke, if you are 40 or older
  3. 10Compare health coveragebefore the 60-day window closes
  4. 11Check whether WARN applied100+ employees owe 60 days' notice
  5. 12Decide what to do with your 401(k)cashing out costs taxes and a penalty
  6. 13Build your financial runway
Then — the next 90 daysthe search starts here, not this week
Days 8–30 · Build the pipeline
day 8 to day 30
Resume, network, first applications. Plan for a search of about six months, not six weeks.
Days 31–60 · Adapt
day 31 to day 60
Change what isn't working. Roughly one in five postings is a ghost job.
Days 61–90 · Renegotiate reality
day 61 to day 90
Re-check your runway and widen scope while there is still room to choose.
Filing in your statelook these up when you file — okaynext.app has all 50
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Waiting week
Pays from
the week you file — backdating is rare
Weekly maximum
Duration
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