Fore(WARN)ing

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (“WARN Act”) requires a covered employer to provide 60 days’ notice of certain plant closings and mass layoff that cause a specified number of employees to lose their jobs.  This Act is highly technical, which in conjunction with extensive regulations, contains many definitional ambiguities and potential traps for the unwary employer.  Any business owner, with over 100 employees

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How Not to Get Sued Like Whole Foods

Many large companies across the country are finding themselves susceptible to lawsuits due to their failure obtain adequate authorization from job applicants prior to conducting a background check.

Employers, like Whole Foods and Dollar General, have been successfully sued for failing to adhere to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which was enacted in 1970 to protect the privacy of individuals’ personal information, as credit reporting agencies began distributing credit reports for credit card companies, banks, and employers.

What does the FCRA have to do with job applicants and employers getting sued?

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