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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
“Layoffs, RIFs and WARN, Oh My!” – Part II, The Basics of the WARN Act
Earlier this week, I discussed the benefits of providing notice to employees who may be affected by mass layoffs and plant closings, by complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
“Layoffs, RIFs and WARN, Oh My!”: Providing Notice of Potential Mass Layoffs and Plant Closings Can Reduce Legal Risks
Six months ago, I predicted a renewed emphasis on reduction in force laws and regulations with the possibility of an economic slowdown looming. With six months left to go in…
Lancaster Law Blog
Employment Practice Liability Insurance: Five Things every HR Generalist should Know.*
Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) may be a relative bargain in the continued “soft” insurance market and employers should consider adding or increasing insurance coverage to protect against employment claims. EPLI…
Labor Law Prof Blog
House Passes WARN/COBRA Expansion
We are a little late on this one, but on October 31st, the Housepassed (by a non-veto proof majority) the Trade and Globalization AssistanceAct (H.R. 3920). The bill was approved…
Labor Law Prof Blog
4th Cir.: No WARN Act Violation Where Pay Substituted for Notice
Under the Workplace Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, employers with 100or more full-time employees must give 60 days notice when they engaged in aqualified "mass layoff" or "plant closing." …
California Employment Law Update
Site Of Employment For Purposes Of WARN Act Is The Actual Work Site, Not Company Headquarters
By Tony Oncidi
Bader v. Northern Line Layers, Inc., 503 F.3d 813 (9th Cir. 2007) The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) requires employers to give employees at least 60 days’ notice in…
California Employment Law Update
WARN Act Does Not Apply To Government-Compelled Layoff
By Tony Oncidi
Deveraturda v. Globe Aviation Sec. Services, 454 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 2006) Virgil Deveraturda and other similarly situated employees, who were employed by Globe Airport Security Services to provide screening…
Labor Law Prof Blog
WARN Claims Restated Against Secured Lender
BNA is reporting on a Sixth Circuit ruling that reinstated former employees' Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) claims against a group of lenders that allegedly took over the…
California Employment Law Update
Parent And Subsidiary Corporations Were A Single Employer For Purposes Of WARN Act
By Tony Oncidi
Childress v. Darby Lumber, Inc., 357 F.3d 1000 (9th Cir. 2004) Darby Lumber, Inc. (DLI) operated as a lumber mill and manufactured, marketed, and sold finished lumber. DLI owned 100…