A bill that would require advance notification to workers and communities has been introduced before the New Hampshire Senate. The bill would strengthen federal protections under the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The bill would principally supplement federal law by:
- Expanding the definition of covered employers to include businesses employing 75 or more full-time workers;
- Requiring advance notice to workers whenever between 25 and 249 workers who comprise one-third of the facility's workforce are laid off and requiring advance notice to all affected workers whenever 250 or more are laid off at a single facility;
- Granting the state commissioner of labor power to investigate and determine liabilities for violations; and
- Granting the state attorney general power to bring an action to seek an injunction when violations are occurring.
The bill was introduced in January and referred to the Commerce, Labor, and Consumer Protection Committee. The bill remains pending before that committee. (See docket here).
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Good article!
Do you know of a list of the states that publish the warn notice?
Posted by: Philip Herring | March 18, 2009 at 10:11 AM