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You’ve Been WARNed: Washington Enacts a mini-WARN Law

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/27/2025

The new law applies to employers with 50+ employees (excluding part-time workers) and mirrors many federal WARN Act provisions, with some notable distinctions....more

WARN is Coming to Washington State: What Employers Need to Know

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 5/23/2025

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on May 13 signed the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act into law. Effective July 27, this statute mirrors the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining...more

Washington Governor Signs State’s ‘Mini-WARN Act’: Notice Required for Site Closings and Mass Reductions in Force

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/19/2025

On May 13, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a bill into law that will require employers with fifty or more full-time employees to notify the state, any union, and affected employers of a business site closing or...more

Key Considerations for Navigating Workforce Furloughs and Reductions During Government Cutting and Shutdowns

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/10/2025

The Trump administration has taken various measures aimed at cutting government agencies, departments, spending, and contracts. The ripple effects of these actions have already had far-reaching impacts on many federal...more

Federal Funding Cuts: Key Considerations for Employers Facing Potential Layoffs

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/3/2025

The Office of Management and Budget issued a vaguely worded memorandum on Jan. 27, 2025, ordering a blanket freeze (with very limited exceptions) in all federal grants, federal loans, and other forms of federal financial...more

Employer Reactions to Federal Funding Freeze Could Have WARN Act Consequences

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/31/2025

As President Donald Trump’s proposed federal funding freeze may take effect within the coming days, organizations that rely upon federal funding may be forced to consider layoffs, furloughs or hours reductions for employees....more

New York’s Impending WARN Notice Requirement for Artificial Intelligence Related Layoffs Highlights Proliferating Nationwide...

Polsinelli on 1/24/2025

During her 2025 State of the State Address on January 14, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan to support workers displaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) by requiring employers who engage in mass layoffs or...more

Governor Hochul Seeks to Expand New York WARN Notice Requirements to Include AI Disclosures

Littler on 1/24/2025

New York WARN Act notices are getting longer (again). In her State of the State address earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she will direct the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) to amend the New York...more

5 Key Multistate Considerations When Handling Reductions in Force

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/24/2024

Despite some recent positive signs for the U.S. economy, many companies still face the prospect of reductions in force (RIFs), which can be challenging and involve complex processes that require careful planning and...more

Maryland WARN Act Does Not Provide a Private Right of Action to Workers Terminated in Violation of the Law

Littler on 9/24/2024

On August 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland decided in Teamsters Local Union No. 355 v. Total Distribution Services, Inc., that the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act (“Maryland WARN Act” or...more

Terminating Employees? Ignoring State And Local Wage Laws Can Cost You

DarrowEverett LLP on 7/16/2024

Terminating employees can be a daunting task. Failing to follow your state or local rules when terminating an employee can make the task exponentially more difficult and expensive. When a business plans on firing or laying...more

The New Jersey Mini-WARN Act Amendments - One Year Later

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/25/2024

One year has passed since sweeping amendments to the New Jersey mini-WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”) (NJ WARN) took effect on April 10, 2023. Mass layoff...more

California’s Legislative Year-in-Review: A Recap of the New and Vetoed Laws

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/20/2023

The new California employment-related laws that came out of the 2023 legislative session address a number of issues that will affect many employers. Leave (paid family leave, sick leave, and reproductive loss leave),...more

California Legislature Advances Employment Law Bills in Final Weeks of Session

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/6/2023

As the September 14, 2023, deadline to pass bills during the current session of the California Legislature fast approaches, the California Senate and Assembly are considering several employment law bills. Many are likely to...more

New York State Amends Its WARN Act Regulations

Cooley LLP on 8/4/2023

At the end of June 2023, the New York Department of Labor (DOL) issued final amended regulations to the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (NY WARN) Act. The amendments, which are now effective, impose...more

New York State DOL Issues Amended WARN Regulations

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 8/4/2023

The New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL) amended its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (NY WARN) regulations, which took effect on June 21, 2023. Both NY WARN and its federal counterpart require covered businesses...more

Effective June 21, 2023, the New York Mini-WARN Act became increasingly complex

Hogan Lovells on 7/31/2023

On June 21, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor amended the New York Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (NY Mini-WARN Act). The updated regulations took effect immediately....more

What Employers Need to Know about the Recently Enacted Amendments to the NJ WARN ACT

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. on 7/5/2023

The New Jersey WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”) generally imposes certain obligations on employers before conducting a mass layoff or plant closure. Back in January of 2020, New Jersey made several amendments to the NJ WARN Act;...more

Amended New York WARN Regulations Now in Effect

Jones Day on 6/30/2023

The New York State Department of Labor has published amended WARN regulations that provide guidance on a number of topics, including treatment of remote workers, applicability of exemptions, pay in lieu of notice, calculating...more

WARNing: Amendments to the New York WARN Act Regulations are Now in Effect

Littler on 6/27/2023

Compliance with the New York Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (NY WARN) Act just got harder (again). On June 21, 2023, the New York Department of Labor’s amendments to the NY WARN regulations took effect and some...more

Final New York WARN Regulations Issued

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 6/23/2023

The New York State Department of Labor issued final regulations making certain changes and additions to long-existing regulations regarding the New York WARN Act. As we reported previously, the revisions update the...more

New Jersey WARN Act Amendments Expanding Coverage and Employer Obligations Now Effective

Kilpatrick on 5/8/2023

On January 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170, which amended and greatly expanded New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (“NJ WARN Act” or “Act”). The...more

New Jersey WARN Act Amendments Expanding Coverage and Increasing Severance and Notice Requirements Now in Effect

Jones Day on 4/21/2023

In Short - The Situation: On January 10, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed A-4768, which started a 90-day countdown to the effective date of amendments (S-3170) to New Jersey's WARN Act, the Millville Dallas...more

New York Proposes Update to WARN Act

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 4/5/2023

On March 29, 2023, the New York Department of Labor announced a proposal to update the New York Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (NY WARN) Act regulations to provide clarification and conform to statutory changes...more

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q1 2023

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 4/4/2023

California - Vehicle Tracking Devices: Effective January 1, 2023, the California Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized to permit alternatives to stickers and license plates as vehicle tracking devices, but employers...more

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