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Washington’s Mini WARN Act Expands Business Closing and Mass Layoff Notice Requirements

On May 13, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a state mini-WARN Act called the “Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act” (“WA-WARN Act”).  Effective July 27, 2025, employers in...more

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No Small Thing: Mini-Warn Act Comes to Washington State

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Washington is the latest state to enact a “mini-WARN” Act that will require employers with 50 or more full-time employees to provide at least 60 days’ notice to the state as well as any union or employees affected by a...more

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Don’t Get Caught Off Guard: Top 10 Employment Law Changes in Washington State

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Employers operating in Washington State must take steps quickly to comply with a slew of new labor and employment laws passed by the Washington State Legislature during the recent session. These new laws significantly expand...more

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New Washington Mini-WARN Act for Mass Layoffs and Business Site Closures

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Washington is the latest state to enact a Mini-Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) law. Effective July 27, 2025, the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act (SB 5525) imposes...more

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

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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

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Video: New Jersey’s WARN Act to Become Strictest in Nation – Employment Law This Week

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As featured in #WorkforceWednesday:  This week, we explain how New Jersey’s WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”) is set to become the strictest and most punitive in...more

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Extended Notice and Required Severance: Impending Expansions to New Jersey’s WARN Act

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On December 19, 2022, the New Jersey Senate passed Assembly Bill No. 4768 (A-4768), which, when effective, will implement a drastic expansion to New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (NJ WARN...more

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: New Jersey Implements Long-Delayed Landmark WARN Law

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On January 10, 2023, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law S3162 / A4768, which makes the 2020 amendments to NJ WARN effective 90 days from his signature, irrespective of whether a State of Emergency still exists....more

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Changes and Developments in California Employment Laws for 2022

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As 2021 quickly comes to a close, we look back at this year’s legislative session, which included several employment-related bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, including bills aimed at prohibiting quotas that interfere...more

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What Employers Need to Know About the Nevada Hospitality and Travel Workers Right to Return Act

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The Nevada legislature followed several other cities and states by enacting sweeping legislation that provides certain employees with rights to return to their former employment. Senate Bill 386, the Nevada Hospitality and...more

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California requires employers in certain industries to rehire employees laid-off due to COVID-19

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On April 16, 2021 Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 93, which requires employers in certain industries to offer laid-off employees due to COVID-19 all job positions that become available for which the employee is...more

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New California Law Requires Employers to Offer Jobs to Previously Laid-Off Employees

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On April 16, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 93 into law. The law requires employers to offer open job positions to employees who were previously laid off due to COVID-19-related reasons and adds records...more

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New York City Passes “Just Cause” Legislation For The Fast Food Industry, Greatly Increasing Workplace Protections For Employees

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The New York City Council just passed two bills (Int. 1396-A and 1415-A) that limit when a fast food employer can discharge fast food employees, only permitting terminations for “just cause” or for a “bona fide economic...more

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Warning to New York Employers: The NY WARN Act Now Requires WARN Notices be Sent to Additional Governmental Recipients

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On November 11, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Assembly Bill A10674a. The legislation, which took effect immediately, amended the New York Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act by substantially...more

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AB 1731 Offers Much-Needed Reforms to California’s Work Sharing Program

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Signed into law on September 28, 2020, AB 1731 moves California’s work sharing program into the 21st century by mandating an online application process and specific deadlines for delivering claim forms. Work sharing is an...more

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Maryland Employers Should Use This Summer To Prepare For Sweeping New Workplace Laws

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Maryland employers face a broad array of new workplace rules set to take effect on October 1, 2020. The new legislation will add protected characteristics to Maryland’s anti-discrimination law, create new mandatory advance...more

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[Webinar] Employment Laws: Understanding Your Rights and Obligations as a Cannabis Employer - June 16th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

Cannabis businesses are subject to both state and federal employment laws and regulations. The past few months have brought a landslide of new legislation, guidance, and orders from our federal, state and local governments...more

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New Jersey Amends Its WARN, Family Leave, and Disability Laws to Address COVID-19 Issues

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On April 14, 2020, Governor Murphy signed into law a package of bills introduced in the New Jersey State Senate on April 9, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. ...more

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New Jersey WARN Act COVID-19 Amendment: Pending Radical Expansion of the Law Delayed, and Exception for Disasters and National...

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New Jersey employers contemplating reductions in force can breathe a little easier, at least for a time....more

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Web Exclusive: January 2020: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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WPI State of the States: New Year, New Legislative Trends

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The year 2020 is already shaping up to be quite active on the employment law front, and a quarter of U.S. states have yet to convene their 2020 legislative sessions. In January, over 800 labor and employment-related bills,...more

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'Mini' WARN Act in New Jersey Just Got Super-Sized

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When your company needs to do a mass layoff, you should already be thinking about the following issues: - How and when you will communicate the decision to employees - Whether the reduction will adversely impact any...more

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Restructuring the Analysis: New Jersey Now Mandates Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs

On January 21, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill 3170 into law, amending the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, New Jersey’s mini-WARN Act (NJ WARN Act), in several significant ways and further...more

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Slate of N.J. Laws Require Severance Pay in Mass Layoffs and Increased Penalties for Worker Misclassification

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January 2020 was a busy month for New Jersey’s executive branch. Governor Phil Murphy signed into law at least five workplace-related bills, one of which revised the New Jersey mini-WARN Act, one granting state regulators...more

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New Jersey Approves Greater Protections For Employee Mass Layoffs

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Thanks to a new law just signed into effect by Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey employers will soon be required to provide severance pay and increased advance notice to most workers affected by a mass layoff or termination or...more

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