{"id":1110,"date":"2013-05-24T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury-robertkreisman.lawblogger.net\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:33:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:33:04","slug":"federal-appeals-court-holds-that-federal-labor-laws-are-enforced-against-successor-corporation-teed-et-al-v-thomas-betts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/federal-appeals-court-holds-that-federal-labor-laws-are-enforced-against-successor-corporation-teed-et-al-v-thomas-betts\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Appeals Court Holds That Federal Labor Laws are Enforced Against Successor Corporation; Teed, et al. v. Thomas &amp; Betts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">When a company is acquired in an asset sale, successor liability applies for pending claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, even if the acquiring company disclaims liability for such claims.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago affirmed the decision by a district court judge in a case involving the asset sale of JT Packard &amp; Associates.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Packard provided maintenance in emergency technical services for equipment designed to protect computers and electrical devices from being damaged by power outages.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In 2006, Packard\u2019s stock was sold to <a href=\"http:\/\/investing.businessweek.com\/research\/stocks\/private\/snapshot.asp?privcapId=2675819\">S.R. Bray Corp.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/a>In 2008, several workers sued Packard for violations of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act\">Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/federal-appeals-court-holds-that-federal-labor-laws-are-enforced-against-successor-corporation-teed-et-al-v-thomas-betts\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Federal Appeals Court Holds That Federal Labor Laws are Enforced Against Successor Corporation; Teed, et al. v. 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