Updated 10/14/09

On September 2008, the Court approved a final settlement valued at $1.0 million dollars for approximately 895 employees of Quaker Fabric.  Outten & Golden filed suit against Quaker Fabric Corporation in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to secure the rights of former Quaker Fabric employees in connection with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the WARN Act). Quaker Fabric terminated approximately 895 employees at its facilities on or about July 5, 2007 without providing them with advance written notice. 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.  Quaker Fabric terminated employees on July 5, 2007, without providing them with advance written notice.

The Court held a hearing on September 24, 2009 on the Trustee's objections to improperly filed claims.  Resolution of those claims will free up funds which can then go to pay other creditors, including former employees. We will advise the class when they may expect to receive a second settlement distribution. To contact us regarding this matter, please call 1-877 4-OUTTEN and ask for René Roupinian or email her.  

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