Practice Area

Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Practice Area

Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

A person's hand holding a layoff notice.

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is a federal law that helps ensure advance notice to employees in cases of qualified plant closings and mass layoffs. Employers are required to provide written notice 60 days prior to the date of a mass layoff or plant closing, in addition to other requirements. Employees of companies who have not complied with the WARN Act are entitled to certain rights. Our firm has represented clients in numerous cases that have resulted in monetary settlements for employees whose employers did not comply with the law.

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Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Cases Served

  • In re: Kizer v. Summit Partners, Case No. 1:1-CV-38 (E.D. Tennessee) The firm served as lead counsel in class actions on behalf of employees of a closed Summit Partners facility located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This case was successfully settled for $275,000.

  • In re: Sofa Express Inc., Case No. 07-924 (Bank. M.D. Tennessee) The firm served as lead counsel in class action on behalf of former Sofa Express, Inc. employees at company headquarters and a distribution center in Groveport, Ohio. This case was successfully settled for $398,000 on behalf of former employees.

  • In re: Owens v. Carrier Corp., Case No. 2:08-2331-SHM P (W.D. Tennessee) The firm served as lead counsel in class action on behalf of former Carrier Corp. employees at the closed Collierville, Tennessee, plant. This case was successfully settled for $2.1 million on behalf of former employees after lead counsel successfully obtained class certification over plaintiffs’ WARN Act claims.

  • In re: Robertson et. al v. DSE Inc., Case No. 8:13-cv-1931-T-AEP (M.D. Florida). The firm served as lead counsel in class action on behalf of former DSE Inc. employees at Florida and South Carolina manufacturing facilities. This case was successfully settled for more than $1 million on behalf of former employees.

Attorneys in this practice area

Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Michael Iadevaia

Michael Iadevaia

J. Gerard Stranch IV

J. Gerard Stranch IV