Tuesday, December 7, 2010

The 'Piling On' Continues For S. Fla. Foreclosure Mill As Fired Workers File Suit, Seek Class Action Status For Getting The Axe Without Proper Notice

In Plantation, Florida, The Miami Herald reports:

  • Four former employees of the Law Firm of David J. Stern and its' related foreclosure processing company -- DJSP Enterprises, have filed a federal lawsuit claiming they were not given proper notice before being fired. The employees allege Stern violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN, which mandates that employers give employees 60 days notice before being terminated.(1) [...] Attorneys for the employees are asking for the case to be given class action status.

For more, see Former employees suing prominent Broward attorney.

(1) The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) protects workers, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs. Employees entitled to notice under WARN include managers and supervisors, as well as hourly and salaried workers. WARN requires that notice also be given to employees' representatives, the local chief elected official, and the state dislocated worker unit.

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