Dept. of Labor Warn Notice

The WARN Act helps ensure advance notice in cases of qualified plant closings and mass layoffs. The U.S. Department of Labor has issued these guides to provide workers and employers with an overview of their rights and responsibilities under the provisions of the WARN Act.

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act Guide (USDOL)

WARN – Worker’s Guide PDF format

WARN – Employer’s Guide PDF format

The Recent Grand’s Guide to Surviving Layoffs

The following states have their own WARN regulations, which are generally stricter than those required by the Federal Department of Labor. The state WARN sites that I could locate are listed below. If a state isn’t listed then they conform to the Federal requirements, but in my searches, most states lack any type of WARN information, or they make it difficult to find.

CA

CN

FL

IA

ID

IL

IN

MD

MI

MN

MS

NE

NY

NJ

OH

OK

OR

PA

VA

WA

 

All states have Rapid Response teams that are designed to assist those who are laid off or are planning a layoff. Contacts are listed here State Rapid Response Coordinators, so it may be beneficial to contact your local representative.

Rapid Response:

http://www.doleta.gov/layoff/workers.cfm

The Rapid Response team will provide you the means to maintain an income (unemployment insurance), information on health insurance options, access to skills upgrading and training resources, and much more.

State Rapid Response Coordinators


3 Comments to “Resources”

  1. Katie says:

    I noticed that OK’s WARN Report includes the following states: TX, NM, LA, KS and MO.

  2. Tina says:

    Yea, I am still waiting patiently for the HR589 to be passed for me one of the 99’ers, unemployed for almost 3 years, exhausted funds back in August 2010. There are just hardly any jobs in Jacksonville, Fl. Sure could use some additional help on unemployment for awhile longer, somehow, someway more jobs are needed. I have worked 35 yrs out of my 55 yrs, and never had a problem finding a job, this go around has been hard. Even having to live with my elderly parents, lost home. etc.

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