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Maryland has several statutes that cover plant closings. The Economic Stabilization Act provides for assistance to employees who lose their jobs. The Act covers employers having 50 or more employees, but do not apply to public sector or to employers who have been doing business in Maryland for less than one year.
Employers who lay off 25 or more employees for seven or more days must send notice to the Maryland Department of Labor listing the name and social security number for each employee to be laid along with the reason for the layoff.
Some plant closings or mass layoffs fall under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). Under WARN, employers 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. See WARN for more information.
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.
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Regulations
Maryland Code Title 11, Subtitle 3, §11-301. Definitions.
Maryland Code Title 11, Subtitle 3, §11-302. Limitations in application.
Maryland Code Title 11, Subtitle 3, §11-304. Powers and duties of Secretary and Department.
Maryland Code Title 8, Subtitle 6, §8-627. Separation notices.
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Regulations
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN):
29 USC §2101 et seq.; 20 CFR 639