Does the comma notbefore with indicate a separate clause

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Today, as part of our corrective action plans, I am announcing that we will be offering a voluntary early retirement program (VERP), for eligible employees, effective March 28, 2020. The program is designed to provide eligible employees who would like to retire the opportunity to accelerate that decision. One of the goals of the VERP is to reduce the magnitude of a potential reduction in force—should such an action be required to stabilize our finances. The VERP is completely voluntary and will be offered system-wide to employees age 65 or older, with 10 years of eligible service as of October 1, 2019.

Purple park 504 · Accepted Answer

Sorry, did not notice the "Not" was in the question. The response I am seeking for this question is: Does the comma indicate the retirement age to be 65 as of March28 or October 1? Thanks.

Clive · Answer

Sorry, did not notice the "Not" was in the question. The response I am seeking for this question is: Does the comma indicate the retirement age to be 65 as of March28 or October 1? Thanks.

The original announcement is unclearly written. You should ask for clarification.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

The comma is simply wrong no matter what it is supposed to mean. The way the announcement reads with or without it, if on October 1, 2019, or later, you had been employed by the company for ten years in a capacity deemed eligible for VERP, you will be able to retire at any time after March 27, 2020. Since the comma is unnecessary, it is slightly confusing to the reader, who casts about for some significance it might hold and, finding none, hopes he isn't missing something or, worse, that the writer didn't mean something that he failed to convey with this little jot.

Does the comma notbefore with indicate a separate clause

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