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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
For the most part, the state of Connecticut follows the federal rule in regard to plant closings and layoffs. The federal rule states that 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.
However the state statutes require the employer to continue health insurance benefits
Employers in the State of Connecticut must give plant closing or layoff notification to the appropriate local chief elected official, the Dislocated Worker Unit of the State Department of Labor, and the collective bargaining representative of affected employees or each employee if the employees do not have such representation.
State
Contact
Written notification should be addressed to:
Rapid Response Unit, Connecticut Department of Labor
Regulations
Conn. Stat. §31-51o Continuation of group health insurance for employees affected by plant relocation or closing. Exceptions.
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/pub/Chap557.htm#Sec31-51o.htm
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