History
The president who signed the WARN act into law
Who is no one?
Name of the company involved
What is the HHC (Hale-Halsell Company)
_______ requires certain larger employers to give advance notice of an prior to a plant closing or mass layoff that will lead to job loss for a specified number/percentage of employees
What is WARN
Two entities that must be provided notice of a closure or layoff
What is Non-union members, the union’s bargaining representative, State dislocated worker units, local governments
WARN stands for ____
What is Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
The year the WARN act went into effect
What is 1989
Led to the mass layoffs
What is a significant financial downturn after losing a key business relationship with United Supermarkets
_______ is when termination is due to reasons other than cause, voluntary quit, or retirement Employment loss
What is employment loss
True or false: if notice contents are later found to be incorrect, the employer is liable
What is False
Days in advance must employers give notice of a plant closer or layoff
What is 60 days
Prompted the WARN act
What is a rise in mass layoffs and closures in the 80s
The court sided with
What is ruled in favor of the company
_________ expect to experience employment loss because of mass layoffs or plant closures
What is Affected Employees
NOT required to be included in a notice to a non-union member
What is Job titles of positions affected (this is included for union’s bargaining representative)
True or False: state governments are covered under WARN
What is FALSE
Introduced the WARN act
Who is Howard Metzenbaum
Exception applied in this case
What is unforeseeable business circumstance
A layoff must exceed __ months to be considered employment loss
What is 6
Define dumping rights
What is Taking a job from an employee with less seniority that isn’t targeted for layoff
Employers must have ____ or more employees to be covered under the WARN ac
What is 100
The month the WARN act went into effect
When is February
Year the case occurred
When is 2009
________ provides aid to affected employees (double points if you can name both)
What is State Dislocated Worker Unit OR Rapid Response Team
Which of the following circumstances requires no notice? Natural disasters, Strikes, or Unforseen business circumstances
What is strikes
Employees do this to complain the WARN act has been violated
What is By filing a lawsuit in federal district court