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"We can't decide whether and to what extent lawsuits will be successful," [David Whaley] said. "Clearly, there will be lawsuits." "There are two schools of thought," Whaley said. "The first school of thought is that actions generally are provided under ERISA a...

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Published inThe Charleston daily mail (Charleston, W. Va. : 1920)
Main Author Lannom, Andrea
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Charleston, W.V Charleston Newspapers 31.10.2013
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Rice, Jill Cranston
Whaley, David
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Summary:"We can't decide whether and to what extent lawsuits will be successful," [David Whaley] said. "Clearly, there will be lawsuits." "There are two schools of thought," Whaley said. "The first school of thought is that actions generally are provided under ERISA and you can't sue if you're not covered under the plan. "The second theory is no, clearly there should be an action because you're managing hours so they don't become eligible. It looks like managing hours to make sure employees don't get overtime but it will be interesting to see how the courts decide."