Solar Workers Get Class Certification in Site Shutdown Lawsuit

A class of around 300 former Alta Devices Inc. employees was certified in their case against the defunct solar company, which is accused of failing to properly warn its workers when it closed its facility.

Scott Gunderson sued Alta in 2019 on behalf of similarly situated workers who were allegedly part of mass layoffs and plant closures and didn’t receive the required notice under the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act. Plaintiffs say there are between 240 and 300 class members who were laid off when a facility in California closed.

On Jan. 21, 2021, named plaintiffs including Gunderson, Daniel Patterson, ...