Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading class action law firm, is investigating De La Paz Cleaning and Rental Services (“DLP Services”) regarding its recent mass layoffs in Laredo, Donna, and Eagle Pass, Texas. The WARN Act is a federal law that requires certain employers to notify their employees, in writing, at least 60 days before a plant closing or mass layoff takes effect. As a result, we believe DLP Services employees may be entitled to sixty days of severance pay and benefits.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On March 12, 2025, DLP Services notified the Texas Workforce Commission of its decision it made to lay off hundreds of employees in Texas on March 7, 2025. The federal law, known as, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, requires covered employers to provide 60 days’ prior written notice to employees, their representatives, and certain government parties in the event of a mass layoff or plant closing. However, DLP Services may have failed to provide at least 60 days’ notice before laying off 142 employees in Laredo, 125 employees in Donna, and 60 employees in Eagle Pass and therefore potentially violating the WARN Act.
ABOUT THE WARN ACT:
The WARN Act is a federal law passed in 1988 by Congress that requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide a 60-day notice of significant layoffs or plant closings. This notice gives workers and their families time to prepare for job loss, seek new employment, and pursue training or retraining opportunities. The WARN Act aims to reduce the impact of sudden job loss on workers and communities by ensuring they have sufficient time to transition. Generally, employees must receive a WARN Act notice if they are laid off or if their hours are cut by 50% or more in any six-month period because of a plant closing or mass layoff. It is possible that a temporary layoff may still violate the WARN Act if it ends up lasting longer than six months.
Employers who do not follow the WARN Act rules, either by giving notice too late or providing unclear notices, may have to pay employees back pay and benefits for the time they were in violation.
If you or someone you know were laid off from DLP Services, we would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies. Please fill out the form below or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com
ABOUT DLP Services:
DLP Services, headquartered in Del Rio, Texas, provides several services such as facility maintenance, rental services, staffing services, and general construction. DLP Services has locations in Del Rio, San Antonio, Eagle Pass, Weslaco, Pharr, Laredo, El Paso, and Yuma. It has customers in several industries such as government (federal, state, county, and local), automotive dealerships, schools, banks, medical and standard commercial buildings.1
If you or someone you know were laid off from DLP Services:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies. Please fill out the form below or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
