A boss/company owes you a lot more than a paycheck, just ask the state and all the regulations that come with employing people legally.
Letting people know they are being let go in person before the event is just good business practice/humane thing to do so the people could figure out a contingency plan.
Now we have 40+ people who are going to be sitting on unemployment while they are looking for a new job. Glad to see that you have no problem with that :tongue
Love you too Pete :lol