Former employees of Shaw Canada have filed a $39.2 million lawsuit against Baton Rouge-based The Shaw Group, alleging wrongful termination and the abandonment of an “underfunded” pension plan. The announcement, released Thursday, says the lawsuit arises out of the mass termination of all employees of Shaw Canada, according to a news release by the plaintiffs’ law firm. The lawsuit alleges that Shaw Group acted in a manner that was “oppressive to the Canadian employees and retirees,” and that the defendants, rather than winding down the company in an orderly manner and providing prior notice to the employees, conspired to orchestrate the bankruptcy of Shaw Canada to evade paying severance pay and amounts owing to the Shaw Canada pension plan.
Shaw Canada employees file $39 million suit
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