UPDATE 05/7/10

On February 24, 2009, Outten & Golden filed suit against Caritas Healthcare Inc., seeking to recover 60 days wages and benefits for former employees of Caritas Health Care, Inc., under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the WARN Act) and the New York Labor Law ("NY WARN Act") § 860. We contend Caritas Healthcare Inc., terminated the employees at its New York facilities on or about February 17, 2009 without providing them with advance written notice. The case is now pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.

The case was certified and notice of the suit was mailed to the members of the class on February 3, 2010. The parties are engaged in discovery, including the exchange of documents and the taking of depositions. Discovery is scheduled to close May 31, 2010.

Generally, the WARN Act requires companies to provide their employees with 60 days written notice in advance of a mass layoff or plant closing. In the absence of such notice, employers may be liable to each affected employee for 60 days wages and benefits. To contact us regarding this matter, please call 1-877 4-OUTTEN and ask for René Roupinian or email her.

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