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MINIMIZING THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LAYOFFS.
Call it a recession or a depression; the consequences of this economy are the same for an increasing number of employers in the country—employee layoffs. Not coincidentally, employment lawyers experienced a surge of business at the end of 2008 from employers seeking advice on how to reduce the potential liability associated with reductions in force.
'BABY' WARN ACT MIGHT BE GROWING UP.
The economic downturn results in increased layoffs and business closings. Employers must consider whether they are required to give legally required advance notice of these events. Federal law includes the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, known as WARN. However, California employers may be covered by an analogous state law, informally known as the "baby" WARN Act. Labor Code Sections 1400-1408. Both laws require employers to give advance "notice" to affected employees and certain government entities of future employment losses. These laws' purpose is to give workers time to seek new employment, and to facilitate the government's programs for the unemployed to absorb a large influx of unemployed workers.
