WARN Act Basics for New Employment Attorneys: Guiding Clients Through the Mass Layoff Process

Mr. Prokott advises businesses regarding complex workplace matters. He represents employers of all sizes, including multinational public and private companies, established and emerging private businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Mr. Prokott advises employers on: hiring practices, including issues related to non-discrimination, non-competition, pre-employment testing, background checks and state law compliance; reviewing and drafting offer-of-employment letters and employee handbooks; preparing executive and sales compensation agreements; preparing non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, and advising on the enforceability of these types of agreements; and best practices for managing and implementing employee restructurings and voluntary and involuntary workforce reductions, including release requirements under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, and compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, among other matters.

Since 2002, Ms. Roupinian has devoted her practice to the litigation of federal and state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act cases and related claims, representing tens of thousands of employees terminated without sufficient notice. Ms. Roupinian’s practice is national and a majority of her cases are initiated as class actions and frequently filed in bankruptcy court as adversary proceedings. She has litigated more than 200 WARN Act cases and recovered more than $100 million in settlements and judgments. In 2017, Ms. Roupinian and her partner won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on behalf of 1,800 terminated truck drivers. Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., 137 S. Ct. 973, 977, 197 L. Ed. 2d 398 (2017). The decision has been hailed as one of the top ten most important decisions in bankruptcy law.