Flexsteel Layoffs

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global public health emergency. Two weeks later, Flexsteel notified employees in Dubuque that it intended to permanently lay off 208 employees there, but it allegedly refused to pay severance or give 60 days’ notice of closure as required by the WARN Act

WARN Act
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the “WARN Act”) is a US labor law which protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 calendar-day advance notification of plant closings and mass layoffs of employees, as defined in …
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.May 3, 2022

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Dubuque’s Flexsteel will pay $1.3M settlement to laid-off workers

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2022/05/03/dubuque-iowa-flexsteel-pay-settlement-laid-off-workers/9634507002/

Dubuque's Flexsteel will pay $1.3M settlement to laid-off workers


Flexsteel Cleared for $1.3 Million Settlement Over Covid Layoffs

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/flexsteel-cleared-for-1-3-million-settlement-over-covid-layoffs

Apr 8, 2022 — Iowa-based furniture maker Flexsteel Industries Inc. can pay $1.275 million to resolve a lawsuit by employees who say they were laid off …


Laid-off Flexsteel workers add to their claims of self-dealing by …

Laid-off Flexsteel workers add to their claims of self-dealing by company executives

Jun 2, 2021 — A group of former Flexsteel employees are suing the Iowa-based company for allegedly enriching executives at the expense of laid-off …


Flexsteel lays off 20 workers | Business | lancasteronline.com

https://lancasteronline.com/business/flexsteel-lays-off-20-workers/article_c22e43fc-2ee5-5929-8f9e-d33a046fe6aa.html

Apr 6, 2022 — Craig Adams, general manager of the Flexsteel plant on Pitney Road, said the workers were laid off Dec. 15.


Flexsteel agrees to $1.3 million settlement with former workers

https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/flexsteel-agrees-13-million-settlement-former-workers

Mar 1, 2022 — Flexsteel Industries has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by employees laid off when plants in Dubuque and Mississippi …


Documents: Flexsteel agrees to $1.3 million settlement with …

Documents: Flexsteel agrees to $1.3 million settlement with Dubuque, Mississippi workers

Mar 1, 2022 — Flexsteel Industries has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by employees laid off when plants in Dubuque and Mississippi …


Furniture Co. Strikes $1.3M Deal To End Laid-Off Workers’ Suit

https://www.law360.com/articles/1468997/furniture-co-strikes-1-3m-deal-to-end-laid-off-workers-suit

Feb 28, 2022 — In a brief filed Friday, the six former employees who sued Flexsteel Industries on behalf of a proposed class of roughly 300 laid-off …


Flexsteel Industries Inc. Layoffs – TheLayoff.com

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Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | National Labor Relations Board

https://www.nlrb.gov/case/26-CA-022513

8(a)(3) Discharge (Including Layoff and Refusal to Hire (not salting)); 8(a)(1) Coercive Statements (Threats, Promises of Benefits, etc.) …


Flexsteel to sell properties, cut employee-related costs – KCRG

https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Flexsteel-to-sell-properties-cut-employee-related-costs-impact-on-Dubuque-unknown-511532141.html

Jun 19, 2019 — A restructuring will mean job cuts at one of Dubuque’s largest employers, despite the company recently receiving millions of dollars in tax …


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