By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex W. Karasik, and Aaron A. Bauer
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Easom v. US Well Servs., No. 21-20202, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 16556 (5th Cir. June 15, 2022), the employer defendant invoked the WARN Act’s “natural disaster” exception when it conducted mass layoffs in its Texas workforce, due to the sudden economic downturn caused
Continue Reading Fifth Circuit Finds The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not A Natural Disaster Under The WARN Act
By Christopher M. Cascino and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.
Seyfarth Synopsis: A bankruptcy court overseeing an employer’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding allowed the employer to pay certain unsecured creditors before paying Worker Adjustment And Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) creditors – workers who had sued the company – monies owed pursuant to a judgment, even though the bulk of the WARN
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Rules WARN Claimants/Workers Must Get Priority Over Other Unsecured Creditors In Bankruptcy