United Furniture Industries is being sued after the company laid off around 2,700 employees at locations across the country via emails and text messages.
after laying off approximately 2,700 employees via emails and text messages.
"All businesses are encouraged to provide notice to the state Dislocated Worker Unit as quickly as possible. Some states also have plant closure laws, and those state laws may impose additional requirements," the Labor Department notes on its website. In a statement to The Hill, Jack Simpson, the attorney advocating for the former employees, said they weren't given that warning or 60 days of severance pay.
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