Halfhearted effort at bailout no excuse for failure to WARN

Under the WARN Act, employers with at least 100 employees must notify their employees at least 60 days before shutting down or implementing a mass layoff. There is a “faltering company” exception for businesses actively looking for financing or an alternative to shutting down. But employers can only exercise the faltering company exception if they can show they were actively looking for money or business opportunities ...