Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment
Apr. 27, 2017
Think about WARN exceptions before facing closure
A recent Supreme Court decision reinforces a looming specter that employers often fail to focus on when facing imminent closure of operations for business reasons -- WARN statutes and their significant financial impact.
David T. Van Pelt
Special Counsel
Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd FL 23
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 712-6199
Fax: (310) 712-6199
Email: DVanPelt@KelleyDrye.com
Duke University SOL; Durham NC
David is special counsel in the Labor and Employment practice group in the firm's Los Angeles office. He represents clients in all aspects of labor and employment matters, including counseling with respect to wage and hour issues, employment termination, employee leave, accommodation of disabilities and employee relations.
Last month, in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., 2017 DJDAR 2805 (Marc 22, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court limited the authority of bankruptcy courts to approve deals (referred to as "structured dismissals") that vary the distribution system established by the Bankruptcy Code. While this decision may appear to be limited to arcane bankruptcy procedure, not employment law, the beneficiaries in that case were a class of former employees alleging violations of the federal Worker Adjust...
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