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Delaware District Court Permits WARN Class Action to Proceed Against Equity Sponsor as De Facto Employer

Date: 05/10/13

The United States District Court for the District of Delaware, recently declined to dismiss a putative class action filed by former employees under the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”) against certain private equity fund entities that were the former majority owners of Premium Protein Products, LLC (“Premium”).

CGR Memo - Delaware District Court Permits WARN Class Action to Proceed Against Equity Sponsor as De Facto Employer.pdf (pdf | 90.17 KB )