Klinedinst Employment Law - WARN Notice Not Required for “Mass” Transfer of Employees

MARCH 2006

II. JUDICIAL UPDATES

WARN Notice Not Required for “Mass” Transfer of Employees

In Mack Isaac v. Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. (December 12, 2005), the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District held that a mass transfer of employees from one company to another with comparable pay and benefits did not constitute a “mass layoff” triggering the notice and other requirements of the WARN Act.

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