Wage and Hour, WARN Act, Wages

WARN Update: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Issues Decision Analyzing the Application of the WARN Act in Chapter 11

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on 1/28/2025

The Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”), as well as certain state statutes, require employers to provide employees with advance notice of a plant closing or a mass layoff. A company’s failure to provide...more

Terminating Employees? Ignoring State And Local Wage Laws Can Cost You

DarrowEverett LLP on 7/16/2024

Terminating employees can be a daunting task. Failing to follow your state or local rules when terminating an employee can make the task exponentially more difficult and expensive. When a business plans on firing or laying...more

New California Wildfires a Reminder of Employer Obligations

Littler on 8/8/2018

In what has unfortunately become a more frequent occurrence, another surge of wildfires is devastating large swaths of California. The Carr Fire in Shasta County has reportedly destroyed more than 150,000 acres, razed over...more

Employer Responsibilities Mount as California Fires Rage

Littler on 12/13/2017

While parts of Northern California are still reeling from damaging wildfires there two months ago, multiple fires are currently threatening Santa Barbara/Ventura, Los Angeles and Northern San Diego Counties. Fueled by high...more

Hurricane Irma: 10 Challenges for Employers

Littler on 9/11/2017

Hurricane Irma shows no sign of relenting as it barrels toward Florida and the Southeast Coast of the United States. As noted in a prior Littler article about Irma, safety and security are the top priorities at this point....more

Alice in Cook County, Illinois: A View Through the Looking Glass at a Ridiculous Wage-Theft Ordinance

BakerHostetler on 2/23/2015

Starting May 1, 2015, employers in Cook County will be subject to a new “Wage-Theft Ordinance” that could lead to employers incurring massive property tax liabilities, business license revocation, and debarment from county...more