Former Employees Bring Class Action Against Heller Ehrman

In the world of law firms being sued by their former employees, there is the suit of Werth v. Heller, Ehrman, White, & McAuliffe LLP (Case No. C084799). This class action lawsuit was brought following the dissolution of the law firm Heller Ehrman. The class of plaintiffs allege that in terminating its employees and dissolving its partnership Heller Ehrman violated, among other things, the federal WARN Act (29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq.) and the California WARN Act (Cal. Labor Code §1400 et seq.).  Under both the federal and the California WARN Act, a company that conducts a mass layoff or plant closing is required to provide employees with sixty days advance written warning of the layoff or plant closing.

 

            In the Werth case, the plaintiffs claim that the class of class of employees was not provided with the proper warnings.  Additional coverage of the lawsuit can be found at Law.com. 

 

            --Michael Sachs