Endicott Interconnect Accused Of Evading Layoff Reporting Requirements

Endicott Interconnect is being accused of purposely laying off workers in waves small enough to avoid having to notify its workers ahead of time. Under state and federal law, an employer must file a notice under the WARN Act if 50 or more jobs are lost, and layoffs within a 30-day period are automatically counted together. A lawsuit filed in November against the company accuses EI of laying off workers in small groups, spaced out over time, to purposefully avoid having to file the notices. The lawsuit will be discussed on March 20th at a hearing on EI’s motion to dismiss the case.