UPDATE 5/07/10

On February 3, 2009, Outten & Golden filed suit against Rutland Plywood Corporation LLC seeking to recover 60 days wages and benefits for former employees of Rutland Plywood under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the WARN Act). Rutland Plywood, we contend, ordered mass layoffs on or about November 30, 2008 without providing the employees with advance written notice. The case is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

The parties reached a settlement, which is subject to Court approval. The Court will decide whether to approve the settlement at a hearing scheduled for May 21, 2010. Notice of the settlement was mailed to the members of the WARN class on March 18, 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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