No. 22-333

U.S. Well Services, Inc. v. Scott Easom, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-10-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: causal-connection covid-19 employment-law mass-layoff natural-disaster plant-closing statutory-interpretation warn-act
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Arbitration ERISA
Latest Conference: 2022-11-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Does COVID-19 qualify as a natural disaster under the WARN Act's natural disaster exception, 29 U.S.C. § 2102(b)(2)(B)?

(2) What causal connection is required to trigger the WARN Act's natural disaster exception, which applies when a plant closing or mass layoff is due to any form of natural disaster?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does COVID-19 qualify as a natural disaster under the WARN Act's natural disaster exception?

Docket Entries

2022-11-14
Petition DENIED
2022-11-14
Petition DENIED.
2022-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
2022-10-19
Waiver of right of respondent Scott Easom, et al. to respond filed.
Main DocumentMain Document
2022-10-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 10, 2022)
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Attorneys

Scott Easom, et al.
Gabriel Assaad — McDonald Worley, Respondent
United States Well Services, Inc.
David Matthew Korn — Phelps Dunbar LLP, Petitioner