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Washington's Mini-WARN Act Goes into Effect on July 27, 2025

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Washington state recently enacted the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act (Senate Bill 5525), which takes effect July 27, 2025. This new "mini" version of the federal Worker Adjustment and...more

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Federal Lawsuit in New York Raises Questions About Remote Workers’ Rights Under State WARN Laws

The media companies Paramount Global and CBS Interactive, Inc., are facing a class-action lawsuit in federal court over recent layoffs, which allegedly occurred without the proper warning. The outcome of the case may shed...more

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

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

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New York State Amends Its WARN Act Regulations

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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

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New York State DOL Issues Amended WARN Regulations

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

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

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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

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New York Employers Facing Mass Layoffs And Closures Must Comply With New Requirements Under The New York Worker Adjustment and...

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New York’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (the NY WARN Act) requires New York employers with 50 or more employees to provide 90 days advance notice to those employees impacted by a mass layoff or business closure. New...more

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

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

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

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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

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Final New York WARN Regulations Issued

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

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

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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

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

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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

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New York Proposes Update to WARN Act

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

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New Jersey’s Amended Mini-WARN Act FAQs, Part III: Liability Provisions, Penalties, and Preparing for the Effective Date

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

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New Jersey’s Amended Mini-WARN Act FAQs, Part II: Notice, Severance Pay, and Releases

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

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New Jersey’s Amended Mini-WARN Act FAQs, Part I: What’s New and Important Definitions

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

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Significant Changes Are Coming to the ‎New Jersey WARN Act – ‎What Large Employers ‎Need to Know

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Most employers are generally familiar with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), which offers protection to workers by requiring employers to provide notice sixty (60) days in advance of...more

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You’ve Been Warned: Onerous Amendments to NJ Warn Act Take Effect April 10

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On January 10, Governor Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 4768, paving the way for a series of previously enacted amendments to New Jersey’s WARN Act, N.J.S.A. 34:21-1, et seq., (“NJ WARN Act” or the “Act”) to finally take...more

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Sweeping Changes to NJ WARN Act to Take Effect April 10, 2023

As reported in our December client alert, the New Jersey Senate and New Jersey Assembly passed bills under which sweeping amendments to New Jersey's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (NJ WARN) would go into effect on the...more

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Beginning On April 10, 2023, New Jersey Employers Must Comply With Stricter Requirements On Mass-Layoffs And Business Closures

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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

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New Jersey WARN Act Amendments Set to Go Into Effect

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After much delay, the long-awaited amendments to New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (NJ WARN Act) will go into effect on April 10, 2023. As previously indicated, the January 2020...more

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Just in Time for the Dreaded Recession - Mandated Severance Payments in New Jersey for Mass Layoffs and Closings

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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

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New Jersey WARN Act Amendments: Stricter Employer Obligations and Increased Employee Protections

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Key Takeaways: •Notice to affected employees to be provided at least 90 days in advance •Mandatory severance for employees •WARN requirements triggered by mass layoffs impacting at least 50 employees •Part-time...more

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New Jersey’s Significant and Expansive WARN Act Amendments Will Soon Go Into Effect: 4 Key Changes You Should Know About

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Since January 2020, New Jersey employers have been watching and waiting for the effective date of key amendments to the state’s mass layoffs law – formally the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, but...more

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New Jersey Employers Face New WARN Act Burdens Soon

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The wait is over. On January 10, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed bills S3162/A4768 into law thereby making April 10, 2023 the effective date for the sweeping amendments to the state’s WARN Act  (“NJ WARN Act”),...more

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