Business Closures, Employees

Not A Clean Break: Cautionary Tale for Employers Looking To Close Plants

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 9/1/2023

In a very active end of summer for labor law, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) ruled in a 2-1 decision, in Quickway Transportation, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 127, that a company’s closure of a terminal where its drivers...more

New York State DOL Issues Amended WARN Regulations

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 8/4/2023

The New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL) amended its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (NY WARN) regulations, which took effect on June 21, 2023. Both NY WARN and its federal counterpart require covered businesses...more

Qualifying for the Employee Retention Credit and Partial Shutdowns

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 4/10/2023

IRS Warnings - The IRS continues to issue warnings alerting employers to be wary of promoters aggressively pushing schemes to claim the employee retention credit (the ERC). The IRS has also added these promoter claims to its...more

NLRB Finds Business Closure Illegal But Backs Off Order to Reopen

Littler on 2/13/2023

In RAV Truck & Trailer Repairs, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 25 (Dec. 14, 2022), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a supplemental decision in a case that will have implications for unionized employers seeking to close...more

Employment Issues For Distressed Businesses: Initial Pointers For GCs

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/12/2020

The announcements this week about the closure of 125 Frankie and Benny’s outlets, 35 Monsoon Accessorize shops, and the thousands of resulting job losses highlight the difficulties facing businesses in the wake of the...more

COVID-19: Employer FAQs

Stoel Rives LLP on 3/23/2020

To assist employers navigating these difficult and unprecedented times, below are some frequently asked questions and answers. These FAQs provide general guidance only and are not intended to serve as legal advice. Our...more