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Case Details for "St. Vincent's Hospital "

Investigation of of St. Vincent's Hospital (NY) for potential violation of federal Worker and Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Lawyers are investigating whether the closing of St. Vincent's Hospital on Saturday, May 1, 2010 that resulted in the layoff of 3,500 employees violated the federal Worker and Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN Act"). It may also have violated the New York WARN Act. The statutes require that employers give sixty and ninety days, respectively, advance notice of any closure or mass layoff. The penalty for failing to give such notice is wages and benefits that the employee would have been entitled to during the notice period.
Posted on:05/10/2010
Company: St. Vincent's Hospital
Affected Class: former employees of St. Vincent's Hospital
Scope: New York

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