Warning! The Warn Act is More Complicated Than You Think: 4 Steps for Employers Facing Layoffs
With layoffs trending upward in industries like manufacturing, business services, and transportation, it’s important to be aware of the legal requirements surrounding mass business closures or worker terminations. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to provide advance notice to employees of certain plant closings and mass layoffs with limited exceptions. But the law has very specific requirements about the information you need to provide, when to provide it, and which employees you need to notify when engaging in major workforce reductions. Here’s everything that may surprise you when it comes to plant closures and large-scale terminations – and your 4-step plan to comply with the WARN Act. Does WARN Apply to My Business? The WARN Act can be triggered in several ways based on the number of impacted employees and under certain conditions. Generally, the law requires that during any 90-day period, private businesses with more than 100 full-time...