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Rapid Response – Workforce Reduction Support

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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

The WARN Act protects workers, families, and communities. It requires employers to give 60 days’ notice before:

  • A covered plant closing
  • A covered mass layoff

Employer Coverage and Eligibility

An employer is covered if they have 100 or more employees, not counting:

  • Employees who worked less than 6 months in the last 12 months
  • Employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week

The Act applies to:

  • Private for-profit employers
  • Private nonprofit employers
  • Public and quasi-public entities which operate in a commercial context and are separately organized from the regular government

Notice Requirements and Recipients

Employers must give notice to:

  • Hourly workers
  • Salaried workers
  • Managers
  • Supervisors

The employer must give written notice to all of the following:

  • Any workers who are not represented by a union and may lose their jobs
  • The State Rapid Response Coordinator
  • The chief elected official of the local government where the job site is located

In addition, the employer must give written notice to at least one of the following:

  • Chief elected officer of the exclusive representative(s)
  • Bargaining agency(s) of affected employees

Written Notifications from the employer must be delivered 60 days prior to the plant close sure or mass layoff.

Resources

Send WARN Notices and direct questions to:

State Rapid Response Coordinator
Workforce Solutions Administration
Arizona Department of Economic Security
1789 W. Jefferson St
Phoenix, AZ 85017 - Mail Drop 5571
[email protected]

Non-WARN Layoffs

Non-WARN layoffs are reported by employers who are experiencing plant closures or layoffs that are not required to report through the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN).

Questions about non-WARN layoffs (not required to report under WARN) may be directed to the Local Rapid Response Coordinator in your area.

Contact Your Local Rapid Response Coordinator

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