New Jersey WARN Act

What is the New Jersey WARN Act?

The New Jersey Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (New Jersey WARN Act) protects workers in the event of a covered plant closing, transfer, or mass layoff by requiring employers to provide 60 days advance notice to affected employees.

The New Jersey WARN Act expands on the requirements of the Federal WARN Act. Other states have their own WARN Acts, such as the California WARN Act, Illinois WARN Act, and New York WARN Act.

What are my rights under the New Jersey WARN Act?

The New Jersey WARN Act includes several unique features. For example:

Termination Notice - Employers must include specific information in their termination notice to affected employees including:

the number of employees whose employment will be terminated,
the date on which the termination will occur, and
a "statement of reasons" for the mass layoff, transfer, or termination of operations.

Response Team - the Department of Labor and Workforce Development has a special response team to provide relevant information, referrals, and counseling to employees affected by plant closings and mass layoffs.

Employer Liability - Under the Act, employers who fail to provide the full 60 days advance notice any affected employee are liable to that employee for severance pay equal to one week of pay for each full year of employment.

Laid off without proper notice?

Questions? Think your former employer violated the New Jersey WARN Act?

Free and confidential evaluations are available with our employment lawyers by calling (866) 981-4800 or by filling out the form to the right.

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