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Comprehensive WARN Act FAQ for Employers in the Energy Sector

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The US energy sector’s ongoing consolidation wave, which saw $250 billion worth of deals in 2023 and continues into the current year, is reshaping the industry landscape. As companies seek to deploy cash reserves and enhance...more

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Whether Buyer or Seller: Heed This WARNing

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One often forgotten consideration in many mergers and acquisitions is the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act). Whether you are a buyer or a seller, you should consider whether the WARN Act...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

Maynard Nexsen

Compliance with WARN for Remote Workers

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Assignment of remote workers under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) is a complex and unsettled issue, which could be subject to legal challenge. WARN requires employers to provide written notice at...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Maryland Department of Labor Proposes Changes to the State’s Mini-WARN Act

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

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Remote Work and Mass Layoffs: A Closer Look at the WARN Act

With the remote work model becoming increasingly prevalent and technology continuing to reshape the way people work, certain employment laws struggle to keep up with the evolving realities of the modern workforce....more

Dechert LLP

WARN Act Decision Highlights Employment Risks for Private Equity Sponsors

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In considering whether two entities should be considered a “single employer” for purposes of the WARN Act, the Fifth Circuit concluded that “the question of de facto control is of such importance that liability might be...more

Payne & Fears

[Webinar] Looking Forward to 2024: California Employment Laws - December 1st, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

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Join us online for a lively discussion of critical year-end updates for California employers. We will address new legislation and key case rulings. Topics include: - Key bills relating to paid sick leave, CalWARN notice...more

Venable LLP

Proposed New Legislation Threatens California Employers

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With the close of the legislative session, California employers are now waiting to see what new laws might go into effect. Below is a summary of some of the laws currently being considered for signature or veto by Governor...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

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New York State Department of Labor Releases Updated NYS WARN Act Regulations

The New York State Department of Labor (“NYS DOL”) issued updated regulations under the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act (“the Act”), which requires covered employers to provide 90 days’...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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Caveat Propola – A WARNing to All Retailers in New Jersey

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We often hear caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). However, New Jersey enacted a law better described as caveat propola (let the retailer beware). On April 10, 2023, the long-awaited amendments to the Millville-Dallas...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Amendments to New York WARN Act Now in Effect

Amendments to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (NY WARN Act) that the New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) adopted in June 2023 are now in effect. Among other things, the amended...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Updated New York WARN Act Regulations Address Post-Pandemic Environment, Add Employer Obligations

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The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has released amended New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (NYS WARN) Regulations that, in large part, respond to the unique issues presented during the COVID-19...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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New York Updates State WARN Act

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On June 21, 2023, the New York Department of Labor (“DOL”) adopted amendments to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “Act”) regulations to “address the post-pandemic employment climate.”...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

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

CDF Labor Law LLP

WARN Act Issues in Business Transactions and Restructurings

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These are strange economic times. Although some businesses do continue to grow by acquisition, we are seeing an increasing number of other businesses contracting and undergoing reductions in force, while still others are...more

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Taking a Gamble: Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs Under the WARN Act

In a recent decision, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district court’s ruling that an employer was not subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and New York Labor Law § 860 (the WARN...more

Maynard Nexsen

WARN Act Considerations in an Uncertain Economy

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Jenny Craig is a well-known weight management and nutrition company. It recently announced it is going out of business after 40 years. More importantly for this update, though, is that Jenny Craig is also facing a class...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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