Given the current pandemic, and Executive Orders from the Governors of New Jersey and New York, we understand that many of our clients, just as we have as a business organization, have had to make some tough and disheartening decisions regarding their employees. While we continue to stay abreast of the developments in pharmaceuticals, and safety measures by our leaders, and remain hopeful that we will soon be past this pandemic, it is important that your employees know what they can expect moving forward, not only for continued company morale, but as may be required by Federal Law. If your organization employs at least one-hundred people not counting part-time employees, or has at least one-hundred employees, part-time or otherwise, who, in the aggregate, work at least 4,000 hours per week (i.e. 40 hours per work per person), then you may need to provide employees with a written notice of a temporary, or permanent, work-site closure or mass layoff. This article will explain, while not intending to offer legal advice which may be specific to your circumstance, under what situations WARN applies and what WARN requires.
We are taking a moment to pause and wish everyone the very best during these difficult times. We would like to assure everyone that we have undertaken proper protocol at our offices in order to continue to provide the level of service our clients are accustomed to, recognizing the Governors respective orders in NJ & NY, (as well as Federal Courts governed by Federal Law), requiring mandatory closure of our professional offices under Emergency Decrees issued his past weekend. To continue to operate at an optimal level, we have taken the following steps to protect our staff and also our clients. However, we URGE EVERYONE TO FOLLOW THE CDC PROTOCOL:
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