SETTLEMENT APPROVED
On June 7, 2018, Raisner Roupinian LLP filed suit against Worley Obetz, Inc., AMERIgreen Energy, Inc., and AMERIgreen Propane, LLC (“Worley & Obetz”). We sought to recover 60 days wages and benefits for former employees under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act. We contended Worley & Obetz ordered mass layoffs beginning on May 21, 2018, at its Manheim and Lancaster locations, without providing its employees with 60 days advance written notice as required by the WARN Act. The case was heard in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The parties completed the discovery phase of the case on March 8, 2021. Following the discovery phase, the parties moved to the pre-trial phase, which included written requests (motions) for the Bankruptcy Court to enter judgment in the party’s favor without trial.
The parties subsequently reached a proposed $2,200,000 settlement of the WARN class action. The settlement was subject to preliminary and final approval by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
On September 14, 2023, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement. The settlement administrator mailed notice of the terms of the settlement to all class members on September 25, 2023. After a hearing on November 8, 2023, the court granted final approval of the settlement.
Settlement checks were mailed to class members on December 29, 2023.
WARN ACT
Raisner Roupinian LLP will provide you with information regarding your rights in this WARN class action. The federal WARN Act requires companies with 100+ full-time employees to provide them with 60 days’ written notice in advance of a mass layoff or plant closing. Additionally, certain states also have WARN Acts.
Without the required notice, an employer may be liable for 60 days’ wages and benefits to each affected employee.
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