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Advance Layoff Notice Provision and the WARN Act


Abstract: We find that the incidence of advance layoff notice more than doubled in the years following the passage of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Geographic variation confirms that the act was likely responsible for this increase. We also find that state-level mini-WARN Acts that increased notification coverage had no discernible effect on the incidence of advance notice in these states. But the mini-WARN Act in New York that increased the required length of notice resulted in a commensurate increase in advance notice for affected workers.

Keywords: Labor economics; Economic policy;

https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-ec-202418

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Commentary

Publication Date: 2024-10-23

Volume: 2024

Issue: 18

Pages: 10