As the economy continues to struggle amidst the ravages of 40-year-high inflation, employers are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their current staffing levels.

While the tech industry has been the epicenter for layoffs thus far, a growing number of industries are being affected as well, including banking, financial, and legal services, and media outlets.

The trend for mass job cuts appears to be accelerating.

Bader v. Northern Line Layers, Inc., 503 F.3d 813 (9th Cir. 2007)

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) requires employers to give employees at least 60 days’ notice in the event of a plant closing or mass layoff at a “single site of employment.” The issue in this case was whether the site of employment of the construction worker-plaintiffs was the company’s