WARN Act Basics for New Employment Attorneys: Guiding Clients Through the Mass Layoff Process
Covered Employers, Triggering Events, Notice Requirements, Interaction With State Mini-WARN Laws
A live 60-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide new employment attorneys with an overview of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and what it may require of their employer clients who are considering reductions in force (RIFs). The panel will also discuss how state mini-WARN laws may expand employer obligations and offer best practices for guiding employer clients through the RIF process when WARN applies.
Outline
- Introduction
- WARN Act overview
- Purpose
- Covered employers
- Affected employees
- Triggering events
- Notice requirements and exceptions
- Enforcement/penalties
- State mini-WARN law considerations
- Pointers on evaluating who to let go
- Best practices for guiding employers through the layoff process
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key considerations:
- Which employers are covered by the WARN Act?
- What types of layoffs trigger WARN notice requirements?
- What are the WARN Act's notice requirements? Are there any exceptions?
- What are best practices for guiding clients through the layoff process when WARN applies?
Faculty
Daniel G. Prokott
Partner
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Mr. Prokott advises businesses regarding complex workplace matters. He represents employers of all sizes, including... | Read More
Mr. Prokott advises businesses regarding complex workplace matters. He represents employers of all sizes, including multinational public and private companies, established and emerging private businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Mr. Prokott advises employers on: hiring practices, including issues related to non-discrimination, non-competition, pre-employment testing, background checks and state law compliance; reviewing and drafting offer-of-employment letters and employee handbooks; preparing executive and sales compensation agreements; preparing non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, and advising on the enforceability of these types of agreements; and best practices for managing and implementing employee restructurings and voluntary and involuntary workforce reductions, including release requirements under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, and compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, among other matters.
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Jack A. Raisner
Founding Partner
Raisner Roupinian
Practicing employment law since 1991, Mr. Raisner is the founding partner of Raisner Roupinian, LLP. He has litigated... | Read More
Practicing employment law since 1991, Mr. Raisner is the founding partner of Raisner Roupinian, LLP. He has litigated to victory in the U.S. Supreme Court the claims on behalf of a 2,000-member class of employees in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. The Court’s decision stopped employers from using a practice in bankruptcy to avoid paying their employees’ earned wages and strengthened the rights of all priority creditors. Mr. Raisner has litigated more than 100 WARN Act cases that have totaled over $100 million in settlements. He has argued WARN Act appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Second, Third and Fifth Circuits, that have led to expanded employee protections for those laid off around the country. Mr. Raisner helped craft New Jersey’s mandatory severance law, the nation’s first, and its WARN law – the most expansive in the country. He has worked on similar legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
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