Plant closing - California

Summary of Difference between federal and state regulations

California has more strict laws regarding plant closings or mass layoffs than the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). In California, employers having 75 or more employees are required to provide 60 days’ advance notice of covered plant closings and mass layoffs, notify the affected workers or their representatives, and the appropriate governmental units.

Federal WARN does not preempt any other federal, state, or local law, or any employer/employee agreement that requires other notification or benefit. Rather, the rights provided by WARN supplement those provided by other federal, state, or local laws.

State

Contact

Department of Industrial Relations; Office of the Director

Regulations

California Code, Labor Code, §§1400-1408

Federal

Contact

U.S. Department of Labor; Employment and Training Administration Office of Adult Services; Division of Adults and Dislocated Workers

Regulations

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN):
29 USC §2101 et seq.; 20 CFR 639