Lynn Tilton's Patriarch Partners LLC has been sued over last week's abrupt firing of roughly 1,200 workers at TransCare Corp, shortly after the privately held ambulance company filed for bankruptcy protection, Reuters reported yesterday. TransCare workers accused Patriarch, whose portfolio included the Brooklyn-based company, of failing to provide 60 days notice before terminating them without cause, violating federal and state employment laws known as the WARN Act. Three lawsuits filed in various New York City federal courts seek to recoup up to 60 days wages and benefits, plus unpaid wages for work performed prior to TransCare's bankruptcy. One of the lawsuits also names TransCare as a defendant.
