Moviegoers shop at concessions on the reopening day of the TCL Chinese theatre during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court panel on Tuesday grappled with whether the COVID-19 pandemic can be considered a "natural disaster" that would exempt employers from a law requiring advanced notice of layoffs, since the virus' origins are still unknown.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in New Orleans heard oral arguments in a proposed class action by former employees of U.S. Well Services Inc claiming the drilling services company unlawfully laid off many of its employees without notice at the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.
The case is among the first involving COVID-related claims under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act to reach a federal appeals court. The law requires 60 days notice of mass layoffs, but exempts workforce reductions caused...
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