UPDATE 5/7/10

On January 28, 2009, Outten & Golden filed suit in United States District Court for the District of Maine against Fraser Timber Limited and Fraser Papers Inc. seeking to recover 60 days wages and benefits for former employees of Fraser Timber Limited under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the WARN Act) and Maine's severance statute. We contend Fraser ordered mass layoffs on or about January 2, 2009 without providing the employees with advance written notice.

The case is currently stayed due to Fraser's bankruptcy filing in Canada.

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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