the closing or layoff constitutes a strike or constitutes a lockout not intended to evade the requirements of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall require an employer to serve written notice pursuant to
section 2102(a) of this title when permanently replacing a person who is deemed to be an economic striker under the National Labor Relations Act [
29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.]:
Provided, That nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to validate or invalidate any judicial or administrative ruling relating to the hiring of permanent replacements for economic strikers under the National Labor Relations Act.