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
1/31/2025
/ Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
WARN Act
A federal bankruptcy court held that an employer cannot rely on the “unforeseeable business circumstances” or “faltering company” exceptions to the federal Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) Act’s 60-day advance...more
1/27/2025
/ Bankruptcy Court ,
Class Action ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
Layoffs ,
Notice Requirements ,
Separation Agreement ,
Summary Judgment ,
Termination ,
Waivers ,
WARN Act
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has released amended New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (NYS WARN) Regulations that, in large part, respond to the unique issues presented during the COVID-19...more
7/12/2023
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
New York ,
Notice Requirements ,
Reduction of Force ,
Selling a Business ,
Separation Agreement ,
State Labor Departments ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
In our latest issue of the Class Action Trends Report, Jackson Lewis attorneys look at the current state of COVID-19-related litigation at this late stage of the global pandemic.
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10/21/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OSHA ,
Premium Pay ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Remote Working ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
Is the COVID-19 pandemic a “natural disaster” for purposes of the notice exception of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act?
“No,” says the first federal appeals court to rule on the issue....more
A federal contractor that could not secure extended financing and suddenly laid off its workers when it could not make payroll was not a covered “employer” under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN...more
Beginning July 1, 2021, under the Nevada Hospitality and Travel Workers Right to Return Act (Senate Bill 386), certain employers in the casino, hospitality, stadium, and travel industries must offer their former employees...more
6/17/2021
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Layoffs ,
Nevada ,
Personnel Records ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reemployment ,
Severance Agreements ,
WARN Act ,
Written Notice
An amendment to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining (NYS WARN) Act adds certain governmental entities to the list of individuals and entities that must receive advance notice of a WARN-triggering event. The...more
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced his decision to allow Senate Bill 780 (New Mini-WARN Law) to become law, resulting in key changes to Maryland’s Economic Stabilization Act. The New Mini-WARN Law will take effect on...more
Beginning January 7, 2019, Delaware law will require certain businesses doing business in the state to provide at least 60 days’ advance notice of mass layoffs, plant closings, or relocations.
As a result of the Delaware...more