Shannon v. Computer Associates International, Inc.

OPINION

EHRLICH, Judge.

¶ 1 Michael J. Shannon arranged to terminate his employment with Platinum Technology and signed a contract to become an independent contractor doing work for Platinum. Immediately thereafter, Platinum announced a mass layoff of its employees, whereupon Shannon sought from Platinum back pay pursuant to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act. When his request was denied, he sued. The trial court ruled that Shannon was entitled to such pay. For reasons discussed below, we conclude to the contrary; we therefore reverse the judgment in…