Bloomberg Law Interviews Jack Raisner on Coronavirus Layoffs and WARN

Bloomberg Law: Virus-Driven Mass Worker Layoffs Could Soon Require Notice

Moving forward, a business’ argument that the pandemic was “unforeseen” gets weaker and that window will close, said Jack Raisner, law professor at the Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University. He said it’s especially tricky for some industries, such as U.S. airlines, given that the virus’ spread led to travel bans around the world.

As companies lay off workers, he said employees could ask why they weren’t given more notice when the dangers of the virus were apparent to the world.

“That 60-day marker is starting to disappear,” Raisner said. “Every day we go forward, that defense gets harder to make.”

– Bloomberg Law (see full article here)