Wage and Hour, Reduction of Force

[Webinar] Labor & Employment Law Update: 2025 Recap and Insights for 2026 - September 17th, 9:00 am - 11:30 am ET

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 9/3/2025

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

5 Key Multistate Considerations When Handling Reductions in Force

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/24/2024

Despite some recent positive signs for the U.S. economy, many companies still face the prospect of reductions in force (RIFs), which can be challenging and involve complex processes that require careful planning and...more

Conducting a Respectful RIF

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/26/2024

With 38% of companies expecting to layoff employees in 2024, the start of the new year has already seen the announcements of thousands of employee layoffs across all sectors. What’s more is that disgruntled employees have...more

As Talk of the Economy Cooling Persists, Employers are Reducing their Workforces

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/29/2023

As talk of an economic slowdown persists, so have the number of layoff an- nouncements hitting the news. While the last quarter of 2022 saw the technology and financial sectors lay off thousands of workers, in 2023, this...more

Updated New York WARN Act Regulations Address Post-Pandemic Environment, Add Employer Obligations

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/12/2023

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

Whose text is it, anyway? Maybe yours!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/21/2023

Must an employer preserve business-related text messages between employees using their personal cell phones? Can a judge punish an employer for failing to do so? According to a federal judge in Texas, the answer to the first...more

Terminations, Layoffs, and Separations – an Employer Refresher

Amundsen Davis LLC on 4/27/2023

There seems to be an almost daily litany of layoffs by large corporations that instantly become media fodder. For example, McDonald’s recent layoff, widely reported to have impacted hundreds of white collar employees, comes...more

Key Considerations for Navigating Workforce Reductions During Uncertain Economic Times

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/14/2023

With a potential recession looming and a growing number of companies announcing significant layoffs almost daily, employers are increasingly considering reductions in force (RIFs) to weather the financial uncertainty in the...more

Employers Beware: Risks with Reductions in Force Involving a Remote Workforce

Polsinelli on 9/15/2022

Employers considering a reduction in force involving remote workers may be subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”) (29 U.S.C. §2100 et. seq.) and corresponding state...more

K&L Gates Working Wise: COVID-19 and Workforce Reductions

K&L Gates LLP on 4/6/2020

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the economic and social fabric of the United States. As more and more state and local jurisdictions are enacting stay at home policies that restrict individuals' activities and businesses'...more

Need to Reduce Staff? Consider Shared Work Programs to Lessen the Pain

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/31/2020

The upending of the business cycle caused by the coronavirus outbreak may force many businesses to reduce headcount and payroll. While the immediate health crisis may pass quickly, many expect the economic impact to last much...more

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