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• Employees sued Paramount Global and CBS Interactive after mass layoffs in New York in 2024.
• Employees claim the companies did not provide ninety days’ notice under New York’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. But the companies argue they fulfilled their legal duty because the workers stayed on payroll and benefits for ninety days.
• Some of the laid-off employees worked remotely in other states, and the parties disagree as to whether remote workers may sue under the New York WARN Act.

On September 24, 2024, about 350 employees, mostly based in New York City, were notified that their last day of work would be September 30, 2024. The separation agreement stated the employees would remain on the payroll and continue to participate in benefit plans in until November 25, 2024, regardless of whether they signed the separation agreement. (Other laid-off workers were permitted to stay on the payroll and benefits until December 23, 2024, based on a different deadline for signing their separation agreements.)

On October 3, 2024, employees brought a class-action lawsuit against Paramount Global and CBS Interactive Inc., alleging a violation of New York’s WARN Act for not giving the requisite ninety days’ notice before a mass layoff.

One of the named plaintiffs worked remotely from his home in Orange County, California, and reported to headquarters in New York City. The employers argued he did not meet the requirements to sue as an “affected...

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