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Nov. 13, 2017
Did DNAinfo/Gothamist shutdown require WARNing?
The decision by billionaire tech mogul Joe Ricketts to shut down the news sites, which operated the popular LAist and SFist sites, in the wake of a vote by Gothamist employees in New York to unionize has prompted much commentary and questions.
David T. Van Pelt
Special Counsel
Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP
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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.
The decision by billionaire tech mogul Joe Ricketts to shut down the news sites DNAinfo and Gothamist -- which operated the popular LAist and SFist sites in Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively -- in the wake of a vote by Gothamist employees in New York to unionize has prompted much commentary and questions. Most notably: Can a company lawfully cease operations in order to avoid unionization? The short answer is that it probably can.
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