03/14/2011
Mass layoffs trigger employer obligations under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which requires some employers to provide advance written notice of a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” to their employees. But sometimes, those obligations can be waived. A recent 7th Circuit case—Ellis v. DHL Express, Inc.—held that employees who voluntarily entered into a severance agreement released their employer from liability under the WARN Act.
03/14/2011
HR can’t right all wrongs. When a supervisor rashly fires an employee for filing a complaint, not even fast action by HR to reinstate the employee can save the company from liability.