Transportation
Every year, transportation companies around the country carry out mass layoffs, place employees on furloughs that eventually lead to layoffs, or suddenly shut down, leaving workers without jobs or time to find new work. The WARN Act is a federal law that requires employers to give 60 days’ advance written notice before a mass layoff or plant shutdown. Unfortunately, many companies violate this law by not providing enough advance notice, leaving their employees without jobs or enough time to seek other employment.
An employer that violates the WARN Act may be liable to pay you and each laid-off co-worker up to two months of pay and benefits, depending on the state where you live. During the difficult period after a layoff, Raisner Roupinian LLP can help vindicate your rights.
The attorneys at Raisner Roupinian LLP have years of experience representing employees of transportation companies, including almost 2,000 workers of Jevic Transportation Corporation, a trucking company that ceased operations without providing advance notice as required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. In the Jevic case, Raisner Roupinian LLP won an important decision at the United States Supreme Court in 2017 which may enhance the rights of all employees who lose their jobs in the shutdown of a bankrupt company. Raisner Roupinian LLP has represented truckers in New Century Transportation and aviation workers in Kitty Hawk, Pemco, Evergreen Airlines, Eos Airlines, Pace Airlines, and World Airways.
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If you are part of a layoff affecting at least 50 employees who work at, report to, are based out of, or receive assignments from a single site of employment such as a truck terminal, air terminal, warehouse, command center, central headquarters or lot, your employer may be required to give 60 days’ written notice to you and your co-workers prior to the layoff. If you and at least 50 of your co-workers from a single site are downsized as part of a plant shutdown, the WARN Act attorneys at Raisner Roupinian LLP can help.
Our WARN Practice Group brings lawsuits against employers who either refuse to comply with the WARN Act or use creative ways to avoid providing 60 days’ advanced notice to their employees. An employer that violates the law may be liable to pay you and each laid-off co-worker up to two months of pay and benefits, depending on the state where you live. During the difficult period after a layoff, Raisner Roupinian LLP can help vindicate your rights.
In cases where the employer files for bankruptcy and lays off employees, the timing of events can have a significant impact on what employees may be able to recover. A bankrupt company usually lacks the means to pay all its creditors in full. In such cases, you may want to consult with the experienced attorneys at Raisner Roupinian LLP to discuss the best way to pursue legal remedies. In some cases, Raisner Roupinian LLP will bring a lawsuit against a non-bankrupt parent company to obtain recover for laid-off employees.
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If you experience job loss in a mass layoff, furlough or shutdown, or you and others suffer the reduction of more than 50 percent of your work hours during a six-month period, you may have a WARN Act claim and should contact Raisner Roupinian LLP.