An employer decides to downsize to cut costs.It plans to eliminate 100 jobs out of 250 total jobs.The employer notifies the employees' union representative on May 15.The layoffs will be effective May 30.If the employer's action is legally challenged,a court would most likely decide:
A)For the employer because it is not large enough to be covered under the WARN Act
B)For the employer because there is no plant closing or mass layoff that would trigger the WARN Act's requirements
C)For the employees because they did not receive individual notification as required by the WARN Act
D)For the employees because they did not receive the amount of advance notice of a mass layoff required by the WARN Act
E)For the employees because they did not receive severance pay as required by the WARN Act

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The WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act requires employers to provide at least 60 days' notice to employees in the event of a mass layoff. In this case, the employer only provided 15 days' notice, which is insufficient. Therefore, a court would most likely decide in favor of the employees if there was a legal challenge, as the employer did not provide the required amount of advance notice.

An Employer Decides to Downsize to Cut Costs