Key WARN Act Compliance Takeaways for Employers - Varnum LLP

Key WARN Act Compliance Takeaways for Employers - Varnum LLP

The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires certain employers to provide advance notice before plant closings, mass layoffs, and other qualifying workforce reductions. Determining whether the law applies and the manner in which it does, however, is not always straightforward. Factors including employee headcount, temporary workers, the reasons and scope of a workforce reduction, and the occurrence of multiple la…