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WARN Act Notice Not Required for Contractors' Employees, 4th Circuit Rules

Date:

December 7, 2021

The federal appellate court finds that a company need not provide advance notice of a layoff or plant closing to its contractors' employees because there is no direct employment relationship.
New York Expands WARN Act Notice Requirements

Date:

November 13, 2020

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed an amendment to his state's mini-WARN law requiring covered employers to provide advance notice to additional government entities.
Maryland Toughens Mini-WARN Act for Employers

Date:

May 27, 2020

Effective October 1, Maryland employers will face new requirements under the state's amended mini-WARN Act without any exception for a health pandemic.
Los Angeles Adopts COVID-19 Right-of-Recall and Worker-Retention Laws

Date:

May 12, 2020

Los Angeles employers in certain industries especially hard hit by the coronavirus must rehire employees furloughed or laid off due to COVID-19 in a specified manner, rather than at the employers' discretion, under a pair of new city ordinances.
New Jersey Delays Expansion of State WARN Act, Amends Family Leave Act

Date:

April 22, 2020

New Jersey's planned expansion of the state's WARN Act has been delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Also in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, new legislation expands the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA).
California WARN Act Suspended During Crisis

Date:

March 23, 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has suspended the California WARN Act for however long California remains in a state of emergency for covered employers affected by a COVID-19-related plant closing, mass layoff or shutdown.
New Jersey Expands WARN Act Plus Misclassification Penalties

Date:

February 6, 2020

New Jersey has enacted a host of pro-employee laws recently, including a broad expansion of the state's WARN Act and much stronger employer penalties for misclassifying workers.

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All Items: Downsizing

WARN Act Notice Not Required for Contractors' Employees, 4th Circuit Rules

New York Expands WARN Act Notice Requirements

Maryland Toughens Mini-WARN Act for Employers

Los Angeles Adopts COVID-19 Right-of-Recall and Worker-Retention Laws

New Jersey Delays Expansion of State WARN Act, Amends Family Leave Act

California WARN Act Suspended During Crisis

New Jersey Expands WARN Act Plus Misclassification Penalties

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