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Employer Reactions to Federal Funding Freeze Could Have WARN Act Consequences

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As President Donald Trump’s proposed federal funding freeze may take effect within the coming days, organizations that rely upon federal funding may be forced to consider layoffs, furloughs or hours reductions for employees....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

I’m WARNing You… Maybe? Bankruptcy Court Considers Exception to Layoff Notice Statute

The federal Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act (the WARN Act), generally requires that employers give workers 60 days’ written notice of any plant closings or mass layoffs. If employers do not comply with this...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Remote Work and Mass Layoffs: A Closer Look at the WARN Act

With the remote work model becoming increasingly prevalent and technology continuing to reshape the way people work, certain employment laws struggle to keep up with the evolving realities of the modern workforce....more

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WARN-ing Bells Are Ringing: WARN Act Considerations in the Remote Work Era as Recession Threatens

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​​​​​​​Another period of financial uncertainty is looming. Considering recent mass layoffs in the tech industry, rising inflation, and other economic challenges that are projected to surface during the coming months, savvy...more

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Liquidating Chapter 11 Debtor Excused from Providing WARN Act Notification of Employee Layoffs Due to Pandemic Natural Disaster

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Large employers intending to lay off a significant number of their employees are required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") to give the targeted employees 60 days' advance...more

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Can Discharging Remote Workers Trigger the WARN Act at a ‘Single Site of Employment’?

To say that COVID-19 has presented numerous challenges to employers would certainly be an understatement. One of the changes and challenges that has entered the workforce is the proliferation of work-from-home arrangements. ...more

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COVID-19 and WARNings to employees about layoffs and closures

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In 2020, companies nationwide claimed that the global pandemic excused them from giving notice to employees of layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). WARN requires employers of a...more

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Federal Court Sheds Light on “Unforeseeable Business Circumstances” Exception to WARN Act Notice Requirements

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A recent decision by a federal court in Florida could invite protracted litigation for large employers who engaged in mass layoffs after the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, if those employers did not provide 60 days’ notice under...more

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June 2020: The Top 21 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Maryland Employers To Soon Face Mandatory Notice Requirements Before Reductions In Force

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Thanks to an impending new law, Maryland employers faced with large employee reductions will no longer be able to simply determine on their own whether to follow the state’s voluntary advance notification guidelines....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Labor Department Issues Guidance on WARN Notice Requirements for Employers Affected by COVID-19

As employers furlough or lay off employees as a result of coronavirus-related business circumstances, we have received questions on whether the company should issue mass layoff notices under the federal Worker Adjustment and...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The U.S. DOL Issues COVID-19 Related WARN Act FAQs

The COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to limit its spread caused a sudden and dramatic shutdown of large sections of the U.S. economy. Governmental shelter in place orders requiring non-essential businesses to temporarily...more

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DOL Issues COVID-19 WARN Act Guidance

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Over the weekend, the Department of Labor published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing COVID-19 issues under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). The FAQs break little new legal...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Clarifying Wage Payments during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Many businesses are being affected by forced closures or alternative operations to stop the spread of COVID-19. This is especially true in the entertainment and dining industry. With the government directives have also come...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

How Government Contractors Should Prepare for the Next Government Shutdown - A Five Point Plan

Congress has yet to pass a long-term spending bill for fiscal year 2018, relying instead on a series of short-term continuing resolutions to keep the Government open. Even after the most recent Government Shutdown which began...more

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Third Circuit Rules That WARN Act's "Unforeseeable Business Circumstances" Exception Requires That Layoffs Be Probable, Not...

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In Varela v. AE Liquidation, Inc. (In re AE Liquidation, Inc.), 866 F.3d 515 (3d Cir. 2017), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit became the sixth circuit court of appeals to rule that a "probability standard"...more

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Planning for a Possible Government Shutdown: Labor and Employment Issues for Government Contractors

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With the federal government funded only through Sept. 30, 2015, unless Congress acts quickly, there is a reasonable likelihood of another government shutdown beginning Oct. 1, 2015. The looming shutdown will create...more

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