Case Updates
Fourth Circuit affirms district court and rejects interpretation of the WARN Act that would have broadened single employer liability and narrowed the unforeseen business circumstances exception
November 30, 2021
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Fourth Circuit to reject broad theory of single employer WARN Act coverage and liability
June 08, 2021
Click here to view the coalition amicus brief. Stephanie E. Lewis, William R. Gignilliat, and Allison Chalmers Hawkins of Jackson Lewis P.C. and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- WARN Regulations -- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.pdf
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Pennington v. Fluor Enterprises, Inc. (Fourth Circuit).pdf
- Opinion -- Pennington v. Fluor Enterprises, Inc. (Fourth Circuit).pdf