On July 1, 2025, Ohio enacted a new mini-WARN law as part of House Bill 96 (the biennial budget bill). Codified at Ohio Revised Code §4113.31, the statute takes effect on September 29, 2025, and imposes new state-specific...more
Washington employers face a wave of new workplace legislation, some of which recently became effective and some that will begin in 2026 and beyond. These new or modified laws address a broad range of topics, many of which...more
Washington lawmakers were busy this year, and a wave of new laws will have a major impact on the workplace. Employers must be aware of significant workplace laws taking effect within the next year, including 11 new laws that...more
Washington is the latest state to enact a “mini-WARN” act, joining a growing number of states with legislation similar to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), 29 U.S.C. § 2101, et seq. The...more
One now-shuttered digital media startup learned a hard lesson about the importance of complying with the requirements of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and its New York state-equivalent....more
As addressed in a prior post, one often-forgotten consideration in many mergers and acquisitions is the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act), which generally requires covered employers...more
The Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) issued proposed regulations last month to the Economic Stabilization Act. Also known as the Maryland Mini-WARN Act, it provides notice requirements and guidance to employers faced with...more
On April 6, 2023, a New Jersey federal court denied a request to invalidate the severance pay requirements of the amended New Jersey mini-WARN law, known officially as the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss...more
Notwithstanding the very recent good news that it appears the federal government and regulators currently have control and a plan in place to limit the impact of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) and Signature Bank’s recent...more
As the country continues to navigate an economic downturn and employers discuss the possibility of reducing their workforce, employers should be aware that there are several layers to conducting a reduction in force,...more
On January 10, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation, which will become effective on April 10, 2023, amending the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act—more commonly known as New Jersey’s...more
On January 10, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation amending New Jersey’s mini-WARN law (NJWARN, officially named the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act), and on April 10, 2023, these changes...more
On January 10, 2023, New Jersey’s governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that will make sweeping changes to New Jersey’s mini-WARN law (known officially as the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act)....more
It has been three years since we updated you on New Jersey’s law that proposed to amend the state’s mini-WARN Act (Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act). As we reported at the time, the law was...more
On April 10, 2023, the New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Amendments (NJ’s Mini-WARN Act), finally will go into effect. The amendments, initially set to go into effect nearly three years ago,...more
In 2020, New Jersey amended the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (referred to as the NJ WARN Act), which regulates employers implementing mass layoffs and business closures. Governor Phil Murphy...more
I Remember Something About This. Remember back before COVID-19 arrived in the United States – can you remember that far back? Way back then, New Jersey passed amendments to the New Jersey WARN Act that would require...more
On November 11, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed amendments to the New York WARN law, which requires additional notifications to government officials in the event of a WARN event....more
On April 14, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law two amendments to the New Jersey WARN Act (the “NJ WARN Act” or the “Act”) that alleviate some of the burdens the Act and certain pending amendments placed on New...more
We previously reported on amendments to the New Jersey mini-WARN Act (known officially as the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act ) (NJWARN), which were set to take effect on July 19, 2020. These...more
As the outbreak of COVID-19 affects the country and states, counties and cities take various measures to slow the transmission, many employers are facing uncertainty and considering business contingency measures. To the...more