Raisner Roupinian LLP filed a class action complaint on April 4, 2023, against Virgin Orbit, LLC (“Defendant”) seeking to recover 60 days’ wages and benefits for terminated employees under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”) and the California Labor Code (“CAL-WARN Act”).
We contended the Defendant ordered mass layoffs or plant closings during the 30-day period beginning on April 3, 2023, without providing 60 days’ advance notice as required by the WARN Act and California Labor Code.
The parties reached a proposed $1.455 million settlement of the WARN class action subject to preliminary and final approval by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
On July 31, 2023, the Court certified a settlement class of all persons who worked or reported to Defendants’ Long Beach or Mojave facilities who were terminated without cause beginning April 2, 2023, and who did not sign a settlement and release agreement. The court granted preliminary approval of the settlement and notice of its terms was mailed to the members of the class on August 9, 2023.
On September 21, 2023, the Court granted final approval of the settlement. Settlement checks were mailed to the members of the settlement class on October 20, 2023.
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If this mass layoff affected you, Raisner Roupinian LLP can provide you with updated information regarding your rights in this case. 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.
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