Another WARNing shot regarding mass layoffs

Description

Abstract: The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to provide adequate notice of mass layoffs or plant closings. When a racetrack failed to do so, former employees filed a class action suit. The employer claimed it was entitled to the statutory defense of an unforeseeable business circumstance and, therefore, it wasn’t required to provide notice. It also asserted that what was occurring at the company was so publicized and obvious that the plaintiffs were effectively put on notice. The appeals court disagreed with both arguments. Sides v. Macon County Greyhound Park, Inc., No. 12-14673, Aug. 5, 2013 (11th Cir.)