Laid-off Circuit City workers could lose pay (unsecured creditors ask court)

[underpants]

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

Nearly 600 employees laid off by Circuit City Stores Inc. last month could be stripped of their pay and benefits if a group of creditors gets its way at a hearing today.

The committee representing Circuit City's unsecured creditors has asked a federal bankruptcy court judge in Richmond to cease payroll payments and benefits for those employees let go from the Henrico County-based consumer-electronics retailer's corporate headquarters.

Paying "employees who are not providing any services or value to ongoing business unnecessarily reduces liquidity critically needed for existing operations and pursuing a successful reorganization or sale," the creditors wrote in court papers.

Circuit City spokesman Bill Cimino said yesterday that the company is working diligently to ensure the employees will continue to be paid.

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At issue is money paid to employees under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

If a company is forced to lay off workers without the warning, then the business is on the hook to pay 60 days of salary and benefits, even if the employees no longer are working for the company, she said.

This was the case for Circuit City.

[Randomthought]

1. Creditors committee?

Who are these people? I would like to know who is willing to screw people that badly. Unsecured creditors makes me think services rather than manufacturers.

[Romulox]

6. Bankruptcy. This is what will happen at GM too... nt

[Hugin]

2. Too bad... Unsecured creditors go to the back of the line.

As it should be.

[Romulox]

5. Employees who are owed wages are ALSO unsecured creditors...

[madrchsod]

3. yes unsecured creditors get what ever is left

federal law trumps unsecured creditors

[DBoon]

4. republican class war in action

they take what belongs to them and what belongs to you as well