Do we have the chance to win ?
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Ozzy attorney stated above, there is no legal action that can be taken. I have talked to one of the best burns in Oklahoma City. There is no there is no violation at this time that halliburton has committed. So save yourself some money and some time because you can't sue Halliburton. When you signed the severance paperwork you signed your rights away.
There is no violation of WARN. WARN requires a reduction of the LOCAL work force greater than 30%.
To simplify, that has to be more than 30% of the workforce in each camp, not company wide.
You can rest assured that the HAL legal staff are on high alert. Every name for every round of layoffs must receive approval from HAL Legal.
You have nothing. It's called life, and it isn't all roses all the time.
Also, if you were asked to sign a separation agreement (for employees with 4 or more years of service, or those employees who are over the age of 40) you are essentially signing that you waive your rights to a law suit.
Have they violated the warn act with the MASS layoff that has gone beyond the 6400 they said in the first round in February 2015?
Where there might be a case is the enormous number of work visa holders (mainly from India and Latin America) occupying positions at Landmark in Houston. However, I would not know how to recover a dime from such a lawsuit, so it's not worth my time to look into it.
Agree completely. Companies have wide latitude when reducing work forces. You would have to prove they are laying off only in a federally protected class. Such as the vast majority of the people laid off are 50 years old or older. Or the vast majority are only minorities. You get the idea. And it would be especially tough in Texas. They don't entertain such suits usually.
I'm an attorney - there's no real case against them. Market conditions are horrible, they have to react. It sucks but it's not illegal.