COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

6 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We are presently engaged in various legal actions, and although ultimate liability cannot be determined at the present time, we believe, based on consultation with counsel, that any such liability will not materially affect our consolidated financial position or our results of operations.

Italian Employment Litigation

We have received notices of claimed violations of employment related contracts from some employees of the facility in Ascoli-Piceno, Italy where we have ceased manufacturing operations. These include actions claiming (i) working conditions and minimum salaries should have been established by different national collective bargaining agreements than those used over prior years, (ii) certain solidarity agreements, which are arrangements between the company, employees and the government to continue full pay and benefits for employees who would otherwise be terminated in times of low demand, are void, and (iii) payment of the extra time used for changing into and out of the working clothes at the beginning and end of each shift.

In addition, a union represented in the Ascoli plant has filed an action claiming that the company discriminated against it in favor of three other represented unions by (i) interfering with an employee referendum, (ii) interfering with an employee petition to recall union representatives from office, and (iii) excluding the union from certain meetings.

As of September 27, 2014, the total amount of damages claimed by the plaintiffs in these matters is approximately $4.3 million; however, it is not possible at this point in the proceedings to accurately evaluate the likelihood or amount of any potential losses. We believe these claims are without merit, and intend to defend against them. As such, no amounts have been accrued related to these claims. We may receive other, similar claims in the future.