Topic
Layoff
401 published works
Business and Commercial
Tough No More: Ford Shrinks–Impact on Legal?
By Patrick Lamb
Ford yesterday announced that it would offer layoff packages to all 75,000 of its North American laborers, and that it expected to reduce white collar headcount by 6,000. It is…
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…
La Revue
Licenciement pour motif économique
Dans un arrêt du 31 mai 2006, la Cour de cassation rappelle que seule la réorganisation effectuée pour sauvegarder la compétitivité de l'entreprise ou du secteur d'activité du groupe dont…
Labor Law Prof Blog
The Recycling of Laid-Off Workers: “A Burial Program”
This long piece in the Sunday New York Times relates the unenviable position many workers find themselves in not only after being laid off, but even after going through retraining…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Employers Continue to Re-Hire Laid Off Workers
So says a survey by Right Management of about 14,000 displaced employees from about 4900 organizations throught North America.According to the survey, "More than one in 10 employees [13 percent]…
Labor Law Prof Blog
UAW Advances Innovative Ideas in Face of Massive Layoffs
The AP is reporting that the United Auto Workers (UAW) is turning to both an innovative legislative agenda and cost-cutting ideas in order to mitigate the upcoming layoffs and restructurings…
California Employment Law Update
Employees Who Were Transferred From One Employer To Another Were Not “Laid Off” Under Cal-WARN Act
By Tony Oncidi
MacIsaac v. Waste Mgmt. Collection & Recycling, Inc., 134 Cal. App. 4th 1076 (2005) North Bay Disposal Corporation purchased from Empire Waste Management a contract to provide waste disposal services…
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…
California Employment Law Update
Company’s Family Leave Policy Did Not Supersede At-Will Agreement
By Tony Oncidi
Tomlinson v. Qualcomm, Inc., 97 Cal. App. 4th 934 (2002) While working on a reduced schedule as part of a family leave of absence, Lona Tomlinson was selected for layoff…