An attorney for the workers wants the company to provide 60 days of back pay and benefits.
United Furniture is facing a lawsuit from its employees after it fired 2,700 workers before Thanksgiving via email and text messages sent during the"middle of the night."
The lawsuit claims United Furniture violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, a federal law that requires employers provide a written notice to workers 60 days before a mass layoff or plant closing. The job cuts represent the furniture maker's entire workforce, most of which lives in Mississippi, according to the United Furniture, which made home furnishings under the Lane Home Furnishings brand, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The lawsuit is seeking"the maximum amount allowed for a violation of the WARN Act," which is 60 days of back pay and the benefits that each worker was entitled to under their benefit plans, Jack Simpson, an attorney for the employees, told CBS MoneyWatch in an email. Simpson said he hasn't received a response from United Furniture, and added that it is not clear why the company cut its workforce. "The firings are tragic.
He added,"A time period that is intended for thanksgiving with friends, family and loved ones became a period of heartache, stress and despair solely because United Furniture lacked the decency to provide its employees any notice." The class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of Toria Neal and other workers, with Neal having worked at United Furniture from July 2014 through November 21, 2022.
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