Yellow asks court to toss claims it failed to give layoff notifications

Capt. John

Yellow’s Tuesday filing in a Delaware bankruptcy court said claims stemming from its failure to provide 60-day notices to employees ahead of mass layoffs should be thrown out, or at least materially reduced.

Counsel for the company said WARN Act requirements don’t apply as the defunct less-than-truckload carrier’s shutdown was abrupt and the result of the Teamsters union’s refusal to allow a second round of operational changes that were integral to its survival.

The turnaround plan dubbed One...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yellow-asks-bankruptcy-court-to-toss-layoff-notification-claims

Leave a Comment

Join Our Newsletter
Enter your email to receive a weekly round-up of shipping news.
icon