A few Toys R Us workers begin receiving severance pay

The New York Post is reporting that Toys R Us is finally beginning to send some severance payments to its former workers after leaving them high and dry when the company liquidated in June.

The payouts are coming amid pressure from worker advocacy groups and high-profile politicians like Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), who raised hackles over the fact that Toys ‘R’ Us did not provide severance payments for its rank-and-file workers.

The groups likewise have been calling out Solus Alternative Asset Management, Angelo Gordon and Vornado Realty Trust — the other Toys ‘R’ Us owners, who have declined to contribute to the fund.

The worker groups, including Rise Up Retail, estimated that the 64,000 toy workers were entitled to $75 million in severance based on their years of service.

But just 19,000 workers have been deemed eligible for the hardship fund, a spokeswoman for the groups, Haley Scott, told The Post.

It appears that most Toys R Us employees will get nothing.

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