Montreal-based staff at Bethesda parent company laid off amid the studio's restructuring say they were told on the very day of Bethesda's major Fallout franchise announcement that they would receive only the legal minimum severance and would lose health insurance immediately, according to their union, OneBGS. The union has condemned the timing and handling as "unconscionable", arguing it reversed earlier assurances and left workers dealing with sudden financial and healthcare uncertainty just as the company was celebrating a high-profile reveal.

The union says the July 17 termination notices contradicted a July 6 update in which staff were told they could remain employed through September while severance terms were negotiated. It contrasts the minimal payout offered to Montreal employees with the financial strength of parent company Microsoft, and says local staff were treated more harshly than colleagues elsewhere, framing the move as bad-faith treatment of workers who had contributed to the Fallout franchise.