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WARN Act
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Minnesota Employer
Are WARN Act Notices Required Even When Mass Layoffs Are Unforeseeable?
Yes – the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a covered employer must provide the notice required by the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, even if…
Employment Law Matters
WARN Act’s “unforeseeability” defense allows a reduction, but not elimination, of the required notification period.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that a casino which had instituted two layoffs that ultimately culminated in the closure of its facility violated the federalWorker Adjustment…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Bankruptcy Claims vs. Class Actions: Southern District of New York Finds Class Action Process Superior
In bankruptcy proceedings, is a class action superior to the claims administration process as a vehicle for resolving claims under the federal and New York State Workers Adjustment and Retraining…
Labor Law Prof Blog
1 Million Pre-Election Pink Slips?
Kathy Stone (UCLA) writes at Huffington Post of the huge political repersussions that could occur if, on the Friday before Election Day, a million U.S. workers receive layoff notices.Stone explains…
The Right Coast
The Corner – National Review Online
This week, sequestration made headlines again, as Lockheed Martin announced its intention to fall in line with the executive branch s astonishing request that defense contractors wilfully violate the WARN Act.…
Texas Employer Handbook
Employment Law 101: A Guide to WARN, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Who, What, Why . . . Who does it apply to: All employers with 100 or more full-time employees (not counting workers who have less than 6 months on the…
CommLawBlog
CMAS Testing/Record-keeping Requirements Now In Effect
By FHH Law
Some testing and record-keeping requirements adopted by the FCC back in 2008 for Commercial Mobile Alert System participants have now become effective.
The Legal Whiteboard
What Do Dewey & LeBoeuf Partners Owe Their Staff?
A story in the Am Law Daily has a chilling quote from a soon-to-be ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf employee. "I've been here 14 years," she said. "They never apologized. They never…
Minnesota Employer
What Information Must Be Included in a WARN Act Notice To Employees?
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires that covered employers generally must provide at least 60 days notice to affected employees or their representatives before ordering a “plant…
In Solvency
Decision in Tweeter Opco, LLC., Holds Non-Debtor Controlling Company Liable for Debtor’s Violation of the WARN Act
By Fox Rothschild LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP
Summary In a 24 page decision signed July 8, 2011, Judge Walrath of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court granted a motion to for summary judgment, holding a non-debtor defendant liable with…