WARN Act Class Certified In Case Filed After Vermont Bread, Other Bakeries Closed

Mealey's (August 31, 2022, 8:17 AM EDT) -- BURLINGTON, Vt. — Employees fired when three bakeries ceased operations were granted class certification in their lawsuit alleging violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act) after a federal judge in Vermont ruled that questions concerning whether the defendants were a “single employer” should not delay certification....