by Editorial Staff | Sep 13, 2021 | DOL, FLSA, Overtime Rules, WARN Act
The recent destruction left by Hurricane Ida over the southern and eastern United States has created an opportunity for affected employers to understand the relationship between natural disasters and employment law. For example, employers can experience damaged or...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 20, 2021 | Federal Labor Law, WARN Act
A ruling from the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has given WARN Act coverage guidance to affected employers. Basically, the June 24 decision involved a federal contractor that could not secure extended financing. As a result, the contractor laid off its...
by Girish Anand | Apr 23, 2019 | WARN Act
The Alliance of American Football (AAF), a springtime supplement to the National Football League (NFL) — which was also striving to be a “minor league” for the bigger entity — abruptly shut down in early April after eight weeks of operations...
by Girish Anand | Jan 20, 2016 | NLRB, WARN Act
Republic Windows and Doors, located in Goose Island, Ill., abruptly shuttered its manufacturing facility in 2008, declared bankruptcy and relocated to Iowa using another name. Workers were let go with no notice, violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining...
by admin | Aug 11, 2014 | Federal Labor Law, WARN Act
Laid-off employees at the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, Calif., are taking the Elon Musk-owned company to court over some 200-400 layoffs conducted on or about July 21. The vehicle for the lawsuit is the Worker Adjustment and Retraining...