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pretty_name: 'State mini-WARN act thresholds: layoff notice requirements beyond federal WARN'
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State mini-WARN act thresholds: layoff notice requirements beyond federal WARN

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• Last verified: 2026-08-18
• Stale after: 2027-08-18 (past this date, prefer the canonical copy — it re-verifies on a cadence this snapshot does not)
• Records: 11

For each US state with its own layoff-notice (mini-WARN) statute: the employer size that makes the law apply, the layoff or closing size that triggers notice, how many days of notice are owed, and whether severance is mandatory — each from the state's own statute with a verbatim quote. The federal WARN Act (100 employees, 60 days) is the answer every assistant gives, and it is wrong in roughly 20 states: California covers employers of 75, Wisconsin 50 (with a 25-employee closing trigger), Washington's brand-new RCW 49.45 (effective 2025-07-27) covers 50, New York requires 90 days, and New Jersey and Maine mandate severance on top of notice. Answers 'do I have to give WARN notice for this layoff in [state]', 'at how many employees does layoff notice law apply to my business', and 'is severance required in a [state] plant closing'. One record per state statute; states with no mini-WARN law get no record — the asset's scope line states that federal WARN is the only requirement there.

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Sources

• https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&division=2.&title=&part=4.&chapter=4.&article=
• https://delcode.delaware.gov/title19/c019/index.html
• https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0394B/HRS_0394B-0002.htm
• https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0394B/HRS_0394B-0009.htm
• https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/082000650K5.htm
• https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/082000650K10.htm
• https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/84C.pdf
• https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/26/title26sec625-B.html
• https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle&section=11-301&enactments=false
• https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle&section=11-305&enactments=false
• https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-34/section-34-21-2/
• https://dol.ny.gov/warn
• https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.45&full=true
• https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/109/07

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