Federal law – the WARN Act – requires employers to give employees 60 days notice before mass layoffs. Soul Housing gave their employees a heads up of about 12 hours in advance.

State labor officials are encouraging former Soul Housing employees to file wage claims with California’s Department of Industrial Relations for any lost wages.

State officials in charge of protecting workers’ rights said that a recent local mass layoff incident may have violated federal law, potentially resulting in future fines and legal trouble.

Some recently laid off workers could potentially be owed some money.

Soul Housing, an LA-based recuperative care facility operator, abruptly laid off employees at their facility on Blackstone Avenue in Fresno earlier this month. In a notice shared with employees, they said that the sudden nature of the layoffs was compliant with federal workers’ protections.

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act, commonly referred to by its acronym, WARN, is a federal law that requires employers give their employees sufficient advance notice before a mass layoff or facility closure. The WARN Act is a federal law, but some states like California also contribute their own rules for compliance, adding an additional layer of protection to the workers’ policy.

The law typically requires employers to give their employees at least 60 days’ advance notice before issuing layoffs.

Soul Housing gave their employees about 12 hours’ advance notice.

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