Former employees sue parent company of defunct Brightwood College as students seek answers – San Diego News
A group of Brightwood employees have sued the for-profit’s parent company, alleging they did not receive the legally required 60-days notice before the school abruptly shut down Wednesday.
The suit, filed in Delaware, location of Educational Corporation of America, says the company violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. In California, failing to do so requires back pay, medical expenses, and a civil penalty of $500 a day.
Brightwood shut down Wednesday after it lost an accreditation, amid strict new requirements from the Department of Education.
“We are assessing what the next step of the company is going to be, many believe there is going to be a bankruptcy filing,” said Jack Raisner, the attorney representing the former workers.