WARN - Arkansas

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

The state of Arkansas does not have a law regarding plant closings. Employers having 100 or more employees (not counting employees who worked less than six months of the last 12 months and not counting employees who average less than 20 hours a week) are subject to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). Employers are required to provide 60 days’ advance notice of covered plant closings and covered mass layoffs. This notice must be given either to the affected workers or their representatives (e.g., a labor union) plus the State dislocated worker unit and the appropriate unit of local government.

The Arkansas Employment Security Department (ESD) was designated by the Governor as the recipient of mandatory notices from employers of plant closings and layoffs under the WARN Act.

State

Contact

Arkansas employers who are required to provide notice of plant closings or mass layoffs as provided for in WARN should mail the notice to:

Arkansas Department of Workforce Services

Regulations

None.

Federal

Contact

U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Regulations

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