He is now suing the company claiming that they colluded to break the law by replacing employees with cheaper immigrant labor

He broke down as he described the moment he had to tell his children they could not buy Halloween pumpkins because he was losing his job

Perrero, who lives in Longwood, Florida, was also told that he would have to train his replacement to receive his

A former Walt Disney World employee was brought to tears while testifying in front of the Senate Thursday about losing his job.

Leo Perrero of Longwood, Florida, was laid off along with 250 other workers just before the 2014 holiday season, at which point the IT employee was told that a foreign worker would be getting his job.

He was then told that if he wanted to receive his severance pay, he would have to train his replacement during his final 90 days.

He is now suing the company claiming that they colluded to break the law by replacing employees with cheaper immigrant labor.

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Difficult: An emotional Leo Perrero testified in front of the Senate on Thursday (above) about being laid off from his job at Disney

'During the holiday season of 2014, I was sent a meeting invitation by a prominent Disney executive,' said Perrero.

'With an excellent review in hand along with company announcements of record profits my mind buzzed with thoughts of a promotion or a bonus.

'I walked into a small conference room with about two dozen highly respected fellow IT workers. The Disney executive made a harsh announcement to us all.

'Your jobs have been given over to a foreign workforce. In the meantime you will be training your replacements until your jobs are 100 percent transferred over to them and if you don’t cooperate you will not receive any severance pay.'

He then got emotional revealing that shortly after he and his family went to the 'local church pumpkin sale' and that is when he had to explain to his children why they could not purchase anything and the fact that he lost his job.

Awful: He broke down as he described the moment he had to tell his children (above with son in 2013) they could not buy Halloween pumpkins because he was losing his job

He then had to return to work, and train the individual who was putting him out of a job.

'The final period of the 90 days was the most disgraceful and demoralizing, as we had to watch the foreign workers completely take over our jobs.

'And we came to grips that the upcoming Disney jobs promise didn’t exist.

'Then finally on January 31st of 2015 we were forced to turn in our company badges, laptops and then ushered out the door.'

Disney said in a statement last month that Perrero's lawsuit is based on an unsustainable legal theory and is a misrepresentation of the facts.

A spokesman added: 'This lawsuit is completely and utterly baseless.

'The fact is that, since our reorganization, Disney Parks has hired more than 140 US IT workers, and is currently recruiting candidates to fill over 100 more IT positions.