Question

Major tire inc.'s manufacturing plant in charleston, south carolina was destroyed when hurricane hazel hit the coast. the company officially closed the facility after reviewing the damage and terminated all 500 workers. the company did not give the employees 60 days' notice, and thus, it is liable under the worker adjustment and retraining notification act.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

This is false. When a natural disaster strikes an area, this creates an exemption to the WARN Act. The company is not liable for not giving 60 days' notice to the employees before terminating their employment with the company.