Interplay Closed Down by Labour Commissioner

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(Originally posted by chevalier)

In spite of Herve's unshaken belief, Interplay is not apparently still here. Seven Interplay's employees advised to file for unemployment insurance chose to file complaints with California's Labour Commissioner. Seven complaints gave enough reason to believe the problem in fact transcended the magical number and needed to be observed more closely. Here's what they said, according to No Mutants Allowed, who took it from The Orange County Register:

"We've got seven claims in, which is enough for us to believe that the problem goes beyond these seven employees," said Dean Fryer, spokesman for the California Labor Commissioner. "We want to find out if indeed employees haven't been properly paid and have proper workers compensation. If not, we could close the business down."

Interplay's manager responsible for investor relations was, despite the complaints, quite confident that workers are happy to work for no pay and have faith in Herve, who was about to make a miracle or two with the aid of SG Capital.

"Some payments have been missed. Some back payments have been made," Haase said. "The company is still behind. A majority of employees are still coming in to work. It's their choice."

The Commissioner didn't share his optimism:

"An employer has responsibilities when they open a business. The responsibilities include proper and timely payment of wages. It includes providing workers compensation coverage in case there are injuries. If the employer cannot accommodate those basic issues of doing business, we cannot allow employees to work," Fryer said.

But the Force is strong with Herve, who is not an ex-CEO yet, and he won't give up:

"The company has not shut down. (The state) can’t do that. It can only let me not let employees work," said Caen, adding that Interplay will move to a smaller office in mid-June. "I hope to have that (insurance) back by Monday or Tuesday."

Yes, Herve. If they strike you down, you'll grow more powerful than they could possibly imagine.

Read the rest at No Mutants Allowed and The Orange County Register.