Case: Wage & Hour/Employer Status (D.N.J.)

A New Jersey federal district court denied motions to dismiss claims under the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act brought by bus drivers against Variant Equity Advisors, LLC, Variant Equity I, LP, and individual board members, finding that plaintiffs sufficiently alleged that both the corporate entities and individual defendants qualified as “employers” under the NJ WARN Act’s broad definition, which includes those who directly/indirectly own the employer or make decisions responsible for employment actions leading to mass layoffs.

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