UPDATE 08/07/2024
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PREVIOUS UPDATE
Raisner Roupinian LLP filed a class action complaint on June 6, 2023, against Bitwise Industries, Inc., Alphaworks Technologies, LLC, Jake Soberal, and Irma Olguin, Jr. (“Defendants”) 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”), in addition to unpaid wages, vacation pay, and penalties under applicable state wage laws.
We contend the Defendants ordered mass layoffs, plant closings, or termination of a covered establishment on or about May 29, 2023, and within 30 days of that date, without providing 60 days’ advance written notice as required by the WARN Act and the CAL-WARN Act. We further contend that Defendants failed to pay employees their wages in the weeks leading up to their termination. The case is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
WARN ACT – CONTACT US
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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