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Husch Blackwell LLP

Weak Demand Leads to Layoffs Among California Wineries: Navigating the Legal Risks of Cost-Cutting

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Recent studies indicate a steady decline in alcohol consumption in the United States over the past several years, following a global trend that has seen decreases in alcohol consumption from Ireland to India. Several factors...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SVB Fall Out – Beware of Employment Law Risks

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Companies impacted by the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure may be concerned about their ability to meet immediate payroll obligations as they await funds from government regulators. Despite regulatory assurances that funds...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Effectively Managing Workforce Contraction in Turbulent Times

Rising inflation, increased costs of capital and the anticipation of a downturn in the economy have caused companies in many industries to begin to implement workforce reorganizations and reductions. In making plans for...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Return To Work Series: A New Age For Employers – Managing Your Workforce During Periods Of Uncertainty - October 18th,...

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, employers across all industries have experienced various levels of labor imbalance. For many, this led to a boom in hiring. Now, employers are bracing for economic uncertainty, leading to...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

WARN Act COVID-19 Lawsuits on the Rise

Recently, the attorneys responsible for filing a much-publicized Florida class action against Enterprise Rental Car alleging violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) struck again; this time...more

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Dear Littler: What Do We Do If We Cannot Bring Our Employees Back From Furlough?

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Dear Littler: At the start of the pandemic, our company—like countless others—had to furlough a number of our employees. We thought we’d be able to fully resume operations by the summer. Unfortunately, COVID-19 is still...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

NY Employers: WARN Notices May Be Required If Furloughs And/Or Layoffs Extend Beyond Six Months

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Considering that many furloughs and layoffs are approaching six months in length (and are likely to last longer), employers need to reassess whether they are now required to issue employment-related notices under New York...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Have You Thought About ... Impending WARN Act Issues?

Furloughs and reductions in employee hours necessitated by the initial COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year may seem like a distant pandemic memory. At the time, many employers decreased labor budgets by furloughing their...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Class Action Trends Report Summer 2020

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Employers continue to grapple with an ongoing, unprecedented public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its after-effects, which have profoundly disrupted the nation’s economy and U.S. workplaces. In this issue,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Pandemic Furloughs in Place? Time to Assess Your Warn Obligations

The Coronavirus pandemic business closings started in mid-March by orders of the governors of many states. Some closings were a consequence of customer demand suddenly drying up. It has now been over two months since some of...more

Fisher Phillips

A New Wave Of COVID-19 Class Action Lawsuits Begins In California

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Several former employees of a national restaurant chain filed a class action lawsuit claiming their former restaurant employer violated California’s WARN Act by furloughing workers in March without providing 60 days of notice...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Rise in Employment Law Claims: Knowing the Risks and the Long-Term Legal Implications Anticipated from the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic hit employers hard and fast, causing employers to deal with loss of revenue, tough decisions in regard to workforce and pay issues, and new laws and other guidelines that had to be analyzed and...more

Littler

WARN Act Risks Loom for Employers Re-Hiring or Un-Furloughing Employees to Receive Paycheck Protection Program Funding

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Enacted as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provides forgivable loans to businesses with 500 or fewer employees that have been adversely...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Employers May Be Able to Avoid WARN Notices for Furloughs Under Six Months

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With numerous furloughs and layoffs occurring around the country because of COVID-19 fallout, employers may have the ability to avoid cumbersome WARN Act notice requirements. Specifically, if employers furlough employees...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Benefits Guidance in the Time of COVID-19: RIFs, Furloughs, Layoffs, and Leaves of Absence

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As the COVID-19 state of emergency continues, businesses are implementing and considering a variety of employee-related measures to manage the impact of the crisis. While some businesses may avail themselves of payroll...more

Fisher Phillips

Layoffs vs. Furloughs: What’s the Difference in California?

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There has been much confusion lately about the meaning of the terms “layoff” and “furlough.” Neither term has any specific meaning in California employment law. In common usage, a “layoff” is typically considered more...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

COVID-19 Checklist for California Employers Reducing Labor Costs

While state, county, and city stay-at-home orders allow essential businesses to continue to operate and others to work from home, many organizations must respond to an immediate, sharp decrease in revenue. For California...more

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WARN Act And Its Implications For COVID-19 Layoffs And Furloughs

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The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and the patchwork state-law equivalents are often overlooked when employers are considering their options regarding potential layoffs or furloughs – either...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Sweeping Amendment To The New Jersey WARN Act Takes Effect In July

As part of a flurry of employment-related laws enacted over the past two years in New Jersey, a recent amendment to the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (commonly known as the New Jersey WARN Act)...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Nuts And Bolts Of Furloughs, Layoffs, And Plant Closings In The Age Of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Stay-At-Home Orders: The WARN Act...

The last week brought a wave of unprecedented government orders for non-essential businesses to close and people to stay at home. These orders have forced many employers to lay off or furlough large portions of their...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Furloughs, Layoffs, Terminations: What's The Difference?

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Businesses have begun to feel the pinch as state orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in the shutdown of facilities across the country. As a result, many companies are being forced to make difficult decisions...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Advance Planning For Furloughs or Layoff

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As the consequences of COVID-19 and the economic downturn are being more widely felt, employers are increasingly forced to confront tough choices with respect to reduced schedules, employee furloughs and reductions in force....more

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CA Gov. Executive Order Relaxes WARN Notice Requirements for COVID-19

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In the wake of business slowdowns and shutdowns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers face a dilemma when forced to furlough or layoff workers. The Federal and California WARN Acts require 60 days’ notice...more

Vedder Price

Conducting Layoffs and Furloughs Resulting From COVID-19 Business Impact

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As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, many employers are being forced to make tough workforce decisions to deal with the significant economic impact and uncertainty. Below, we have compiled a list of some of the most...more

Littler

Furloughs and Other Temporary Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disruptions

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Among the many issues employers are facing in the wake of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is the possibility of furloughs, temporary office and location closings, and short-term layoffs. A furlough involves...more

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