Employers nationwide have been grappling with reductions in force and related legal challenges in ongoing attempts to stabilize their workforces amid economic unpredictability. The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and its state analogs (mini-WARN Acts) require that employers give notice to certain employees sixty days in advance of a plant closing or mass layoff at a single site of employment, but it is often difficult to parse and decode the many technical requirements of these statutes.
This publication offers a brief summary of federal and state notice requirements for layoffs. While no substitute for the careful analysis required under the WARN Act, these reference materials identify important issues that employers and attorneys should monitor and can help employers decide when to call on the assistance of experienced outside counsel.
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