WARN - Tennessee

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

In general, the state of Tennessee follows the federal rule. 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.

State

Contacts

Send WARN Act notices to:
Dislocated Worker Unit/Rapid Response Team

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Regulations

Tennessee Code Ann., Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 1, Section §50-1-104 State officials notified of plant closings or mass layoffs

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Tennessee Code Ann., Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 6, Section §50-1-601 Definitions

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Tennessee Code Ann., Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 6, Section §50-1-602 Notification of employees and state

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Tennessee Code Ann., Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 6, Section §50-1-603 Provisions not applicable in certain situations

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Tennessee Code Ann., Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 6, Section §50-1-604 Rules

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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