Certification Of Class Of 15 Denied In IMedia Host’s WARN Act Lawsuit

Mealey's (July 12, 2022, 7:29 AM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A radio host who was one of more than 100 iMedia Brands Inc. employees terminated in March 2020 with no prior notice due to the “financial impact” of the coronavirus pandemic can’t proceed with class claims brought under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act as she has not shown that her proposed class of 15 meets the numerosity requirement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a)(1) or that she is an adequate class representative because she has an individual age bias charge also pending, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled July 1....