In the weeks and months following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers were faced with the need to quickly conduct substantial reductions in force. In making these decisions, the question frequently arose around whether an employer had to provide 60 days advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff under the Workers’
Layoffs and WARN
Learning from the Mistakes of Others
By Russell Cawyer on
Some of the best lessons are those learned not through our own mistakes; but rather by the mistakes of others. We get all the same knowledge without the pain associated with learning by our own mistakes. Fifteen years ago, Radio Shack was blasted for communicating the layoff of over 400 workers to the employees by…
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment For Drilling Company in WARN Case
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Posted in Case Summaries, Layoffs and WARN
With the drop oil prices several years ago, many energy companies conducted reductions in force. Some of those headcount reductions triggered litigation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). WARN requires employers with 100 or more full time employees conducting plant closings and mass layoffs to provide at least 60 days advance notice…
Oilfield Service Providers Should Consider WARN Act Implications Prior to Making Job Cuts
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Posted in Layoffs and WARN
The price of oil has dropped significantly from its 2014 highs and the effect of this drop is trickling down to the oil field service providers. Energy exploration and production companies are drastically cutting their capital expenditure budgets for the coming fiscal year. Today, Schlumberger announced that it was laying off 11,000 employees in addition…