Recently Sam Seltzer’s Steakhouse had a massive layoff of all employees. In circumstances like this, the employees might have a claim under the WARN Act, which deals with mass layoffs.
WARN offers protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide notice 60 days in advance of covered plant closings and covered mass layoffs.
In general, employers are covered by WARN if they have 100 or more employees, not counting employees who have worked less than 6 months in the last 12 months and not counting employees who work an average of less than 20 hours a week
More information about the WARN Act is here.
It is important to talk with an experienced employment law specialist if you think you might have a claim under the WARN Act.
This would include employees of Sam Seltzers who were just laid off with no advanced notice.
