Case: Individual Employment Rights/WARN Act (D. Minn.)

A federal court in Minnesota denied a motion for class certification by a former on-air host for broadcasting company iMedia Brands alleging violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and seeking to represent a WARN Act class of 15 former Minnesota-based iMedia employees whose employment was terminated without the required 60 days’ notice prior to a mass layoff, due to the financial impact of the coronavirus. The court concluded the number of members in proposed class didn’t meet the Rule 23 numerosity requirement, the amount of back pay and benefits available was enough to motivate them to pursue ...