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As with many federal labor laws, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act imposes obligations on employers. In most situations, the employer is the entity listed on the employees’ W-2. However, in some...more
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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
On June 21, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor amended the New York Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (NY Mini-WARN Act). The updated regulations took effect immediately....more
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In a recent decision, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district court’s ruling that an employer was not subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and New York Labor Law § 860 (the WARN...more
Jenny Craig is a well-known weight management and nutrition company. It recently announced it is going out of business after 40 years. More importantly for this update, though, is that Jenny Craig is also facing a class...more
On January 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170, which amended and greatly expanded New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (“NJ WARN Act” or “Act”). The...more
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