To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to support workers who are subject to an employment loss, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the WARN Act to expand definitions and establish 90-day advance notice requirements for site closings and mass layoffs, covering employers with 50+ employees or $2M+ payroll, and including remote workers, establishes key definitions including employer (50+ employees or $2M payroll), employment loss, mass layoff (10+ at single site or 250+ total), and site closing (5+ employees in 30 days), with explicit inclusion, and requires 90-day advance written notice before site closings or mass layoffs to employees, unions, Secretary of Labor, state governor, state workforce agencies, and local government, with exceptions for natural. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, exemptions, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Labor, Finance, Housing, and Trade.
Who Benefits and How
Workers facing layoffs could face reduced risk, Workers affected by WARN violations could face reduced risk, and Workers at covered employers could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
All covered employers would take on compliance duties, Employers who violate WARN requirements could face higher costs, and All covered employers planning layoffs would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Amends the WARN Act to expand definitions and establish 90-day advance notice requirements for site closings and mass layoffs, covering employers with 50+ employees or $2M+ payroll, and including remote workers...
- Establishes key definitions including employer (50+ employees or $2M payroll), employment loss, mass layoff (10+ at single site or 250+ total), and site closing (5+ employees in 30 days), with explicit inclusion...
- Requires 90-day advance written notice before site closings or mass layoffs to employees, unions, Secretary of Labor, state governor, state workforce agencies, and local government, with exceptions for natural...
- Amends WARN Act section 4 exemption for project-based employment, requiring that completion point was ascertainable, disclosed in writing to employees at hire, and reasonably obvious 60 days before completion.
- Creates exemption from WARN Act for site closings or mass layoffs resulting from completion of a project where the completion point was ascertainable, disclosed in writing at hire, and reasonably obvious 60 days before...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the WARN Act to expand definitions and establish 90-day advance notice requirements for site closings and mass layoffs, covering employers with 50+ employees or $2M+ payroll, and including remote workers, establishes key definitions including employer (50+ employees or $2M payroll), employment loss, mass layoff (10+ at single site or 250+ total), and site closing (5+ employees in 30 days), with explicit inclusion, and requires 90-day advance written notice before site closings or mass layoffs to employees, unions, Secretary of Labor, state governor, state workforce agencies, and local government, with exceptions for natural.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Finance, Housing, Trade
Primary Purpose
The bill amends the WARN Act to expand definitions and establish 90-day advance notice requirements for site closings and mass layoffs, covering employers with 50+ employees or $2M+ payroll, and including remote workers, establishes key definitions including employer (50+ employees or $2M payroll), employment loss, mass layoff (10+ at single site or 250+ total), and site closing (5+ employees in 30 days), with explicit inclusion, and requires 90-day advance written notice before site closings or mass layoffs to employees, unions, Secretary of Labor, state governor, state workforce agencies, and local government, with exceptions for natural.
Policy Domains
Fair Warning Act of 2025
Identified Gains
- Workers facing layoffs
- Workers affected by WARN violations
- Workers at covered employers
- Workers facing layoffs at covered employers
- Remote workers explicitly covered
Identified Costs
- All covered employers
- Employers who violate WARN requirements
- All covered employers planning layoffs
- Small and medium employers (50-99 employees)
- Employers with 50-99 employees now newly covered
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Sykes (for herself, Ms. Budzinski, and Mrs. Dingell) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
All covered employers, All covered employers planning layoffs, Employers attempting arbitration clauses
Positive-direction: Remote workers, Workers affected by WARN violations, Workers at covered employers, Workers facing layoffs, Workers facing layoffs at covered employers
Negative-direction: All covered employers, All covered employers planning layoffs, Employers attempting arbitration clauses, Employers who violate WARN requirements
Project-based employers (construction, film, events), Project-based employers with defined completion points, Temporary project workers
Positive-direction: Project-based employers with defined completion points, Temporary project workers
Negative-direction: Project-based employers (construction, film, events)
Employment law attorneys, Remote workers explicitly covered
Employers with 50-99 employees now newly covered, Small and medium employers (50-99 employees)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A full-time or part-time employee who may reasonably be expected to experience an employment loss as a consequence of a proposed site closing or mass layoff
Any business enterprise of one or more entities that employs 50 or more employees (including part-time) in aggregate, or has annual payroll of at least $2,000,000
Employment termination (other than for cause, voluntary departure, or retirement), layoff through mass layoff or site closing, or reduction in hours of more than 50% during any 90-day period
A reduction in force resulting in employment loss for 10 or more employees at a single site, or 250 or more employees irrespective of site, during any 90-day period
A program as defined in IRC 3306(v) that provides employees experiencing temporary reduction in work hours with pro rata pay, unimpaired benefits, and supplemental income
Permanent or temporary shutdown of a single site of employment, or facilities within a site, resulting in employment loss for 5 or more employees during any 30-day period
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