COVID-19 and WARNings to employees about layoffs and closures

In 2020, companies nationwide claimed that the global pandemic excused them from giving notice to employees of layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). WARN requires employers of a certain size to give 60-day notice to employees prior to a mass layoff or plant closing. No notice is required, however, if the mass layoff or plant closing is due to any form of a natural disaster, such as a flood, earthquake, or drought......
By: McAfee & Taft

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