The Clinton Foundation Shuts Down Clinton Global InitiativeOn January 12, a WARN notice was filed with the New York Department of Labor—the main office of the Clinton Global Initiative would be closing.
http://observer.com/2017/01/the-clinton-foundation-shuts-down-clinton-global-initiative/The Clinton Foundation’s long list of wealthy donors and foreign government contributors during the 2016 elections provoked critics to allege conflicts of interests. Clinton partisans defended the organization’s charitable work, and dismissed claims that it served as a means for the Clintons to sell off access, market themselves on the paid speech circuit, and elevate their brand as Hillary Clinton campaigned for the presidency.
But as soon as Clinton lost the election, many of the criticisms directed toward the Clinton Foundation were reaffirmed. Foreign governments began pulling out of annual donations, signaling the organization’s clout was predicated on donor access to the Clintons, rather than its philanthropic work. In November, the Australian government confirmed it “has not renewed any of its partnerships with the scandal-plagued Clinton Foundation, effectively ending 10 years of taxpayer-funded contributions worth more than $88 million.” The government of Norway also drastically reduced their annual donations, which reached $20 million a year in 2015.
On January 12, the Clinton Foundation received more bad news: a WARN notice was filed with the New York Department of Labor. The main office of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City would be closing, laying off 22 employees. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) “offers protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide notice 60 days in advance of covered plant closings and covered mass layoffs. This notice must be provided to either affected workers or their representatives (e.g., a labor union); to the State dislocated worker unit; and to the appropriate unit of local government.” The reason for the filing was stated as the “discontinuation of the Clinton Global Initative,” after CGI previously announced layoffs leading up to the general election.
https://labor.ny.gov/app/warn/details.asp?id=5801Date of Notice: 1/12/2017
Event Number: 2016-0132
Rapid Response Specialist: Stuart Goldberg
Reason Stated for Filing: Plant Layoff
Company:
The Clinton Foundation
1271 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor
New York, NY 10020
County: New York | WIB Name: NEW YORK CITY | Region: New York City
Contact: Veronika Shiroka
Phone: (646) 775-9184
Business Type: Social Advocacy Organization - Clinton Global Initiative
Number Affected: 22
Total Employees: -----
Layoff Date: 4/15/2017
Closing Date: -----
Reason for Dislocation: Discontinutation of the Clinton Global Initative
ERNUM: 86-83268
Union: The affected workers are not represented by a Union.
Classification: Plant Layoff
I'm guessing "Pay To Play" isn't as profitable as it once was. 
Edited: So, where do you think all those millions of $$$ will end up?
