Tulsa, OK: Employees of Arrow Trucking filed a federal class action on Monday, alleging that the company has violated the WARN ACT (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act)- a federal law that governs mass lay-offs and business closures.
Specifically, the allegations alleges that Arrow Trucking ceased operations and terminated all of its employees suddenly on or about December 21, 2009, laying off all 1400 employees without prior notice. The Complaint alleges that Arrow Trucking failed to fund fuel cards, thereby stranding drivers hundreds and in some cases thousands of miles from home without a means of transportation to return in time for Christmas.
The Complaint alleges further that Arrow Trucking bounced employee paychecks in December, failed to forward premiums to insurance carriers (even though they were deducted from the paychecks), and failed to reimburse out of pocket expenses. Based on a preliminary investigation, the claims for the class could total upwards of $15 million.
