The lawsuit alleges it violated the federal WARN Act by not letting the department know ahead of time within 60 days.
ATLANTA — A former Emory Healthcare employee is leading a class action lawsuit accusing the hospital system of violating federal labor law by laying off hundreds of workers without the legally required 60-day notice.
The lawsuit alleges it violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, also known as the WARN Act, by not letting the department know ahead of time.
The woman in the suit, which was filed on Friday, is also alleging that Emory Healthcare laid off more than 500 employees. Still, Emory stated in a statement that the reduction in its workforce only impacted 232 people in the financial services/revenue cycle department.
The woman's last day, as well as the other employees, was Aug. 12.
According to the court documents, the woman accuses Emory of trying to willfully bypass WARN Act requirements.
However, Emory stated that because of its limited number of impacted employees, it did not need to activate its WARN Act because it wasn't 33% of its workforce. Its total workforce is 29,500 employees.
"A mass layoff occurs if the employment losses at a single site of employment represent at least 33% of the total active workforce, excluding any part-time employees. Neither of these options came into play at Emory Healthcare," it said in a statement.
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